Mistress Madeleine (1986) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : ONF | NFB / The Government of Manitoba /

December 12, 1986 57m Canada History English More

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Part of the Daughters of the Country series, this film, set in the 1850s, unfolds against the backdrop of the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly of the fur trade. In protest, some Métis engage in trade with the Americans. Madeleine, the Métis common-law wife of a Hudson's Bay Company clerk, is torn between loyalty to her husband and loyalty to her brother, a freetrader. Even more shattering, a change in company policy destroys Madeleine's happy and secure life, forcing her to re-evaluate her identity.

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title：Mistress Madeleine
status：Released
Release date： 1986
Runtime：57m
Genres： History · Drama ·
Countries of origin： Canada ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Aaron Kim Johnston /
Writers： Anne Cameron · Aaron Kim Johnston · Norma Bailey · Sharon Riis ·
Production companies： ONF | NFB · The Government of Manitoba ·
Overview：Part of the Daughters of the Country series, this film, set in the 1850s, unfolds against the backdrop of the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly of the fur trade. In protest, some Métis engage in trade with the Americans. Madeleine, the Métis common-law wife of a Hudson's Bay Company clerk, is torn between loyalty to her husband and loyalty to her brother, a freetrader. Even more shattering, a change in company policy destroys Madeleine's happy and secure life, forcing her to re-evaluate her identity.