

Nelligan(1991)
Overview
This historical drama with music examines the life and times of Émile Nelligan, one of the major Canadian poets of the 19th century who struggled through a difficult childhood with the help of his loving mother, only to see his career cut short by tragic circumstances.
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Marc St. Pierre
Émile Nelligan (jeune)
Michel Comeau
Émile Nelligan

Lorraine Pintal
Émilie Nelligan

Luc Morissette
David Nelligan

Gabriel Arcand
Père Seers

David La Haye
Arthur de Bussières

Dominique Leduc
Idola St-Jean

Andrée Lachapelle
Robertine Barry

Marthe Turgeon
Mme St-Jean

Isabelle Cyr
Eva Nelligan

Jean-François Casabonne
Charles Gill

Patrick Goyette
Joseph Melançon

Christian Bégin
Jean Charbonneau

Luc Picard
Gonzalgue Deslauriers

Martin Drainville
Albert Ferland

Gilles Pelletier
M. Fréchette

Denise Filiatrault
Mère supérieure

Jean-Louis Millette
Archevêque

Guy Jodoin
Ernest Martel

André Lacoste
Le passant

Marc-André Grondin
Enfant (cathédrale)

Brigitte Marchand
Chanteuse chez Barry

Aubert Pallascio
Dr. Brennan

Dominique Pétin
Agnès Zacharie

Walter Massey

Margaret McBrearty
Jean-Michel Henry

Jerry Snell
Rodrigue Proteau

Gary Boudreault
Martine Beaulne
Paul Cagelet
José Malette
Claude Chouinard
Marc-André Bélanger
Yves Hamel
Michel Leroux
Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne

Marie Bernard
Jean-François Beaudet
Real Gauthier
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