The Naked Heart (French title: Maria Chapdelaine) is a 1950 British-French historical drama film directed by Marc Allégret, based on the novel Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Kieron Moore and Françoise Rosay. It was released in separate English and French versions. A previous film version had been made in 1934. It tells the story of a convent girl in a remote Northern Canadian village at the beginning of the 20th century. Cast Michèle Morgan as Maria Chapdelaine Kieron Moore as Lorenzo Surprenant Françoise Rosay as Laura Chapdelaine Jack Watling as Robert Gagnon Philippe Lemaire as François Paradis Nancy Price as Theresa Suprenant Francis de Wolff as Papa Suprenant George Woodbridge as Samuel Chapdelaine Brian Roper as Tit-Be Chapdelaine References External links 1950 films 1950s English-language films English-language French films 1950s French-language films British historical drama films 1950s historical drama films Films directed by Marc Allégret French black-and-white films Films based on French novels Films based on Canadian novels Films set in Quebec 1950 drama films British black-and-white films 1950s British films 1950s French films