Little Aurore's Tragedy

Little Aurore's Tragedy (French: La petite Aurore: l'enfant martyre "little Aurore, the child Martyr") is a Canadian 1952 Quebec biographical drama movie that was directed by Jean-Yves Bigras, produced by L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne and distributed by Renaissance Films Distribution and Warner Bros.[1]

La petite Aurore: l'enfant martyre
The cover for the film.
Directed byJean-Yves Bigras
Written byEmile Asselin
Produced byRenaissance Films Distribution and Warner Bros.
StarringYvonne Laflamme
Aurore Andois
Lucie Mitchell
Paul Desmarteaux
Janette Bertrand,
Jean Lajeunesse
J. Léo Gagnon
Release date
April 25, 1952
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Budget$59,000

A classic of early Quebec cinema, La Petite Aurore l’enfant martyre was based on a true story. Aurore (Laflamme) is 12 years old and lives with her sickly mother (McKinnon) and father (Desmarteaux) in a small village during the 1920s. A widowed neighbour (Mitchell) appears concerned and helpful, but Aurore discovers she actually hastens her mother's death. Her father marries the widow, and the child is forced to live with her cruel stepmother. She is systematically beaten and tortured until the local doctor (Gagnon) intervenes, but he is too late, and Aurore succumbs to her abuse. This film was remade in 2005 by Luc Dionne and was named Aurore.

Production

The film had a budget of $59,000 (equivalent to $588,338 in 2021).[2]

References
  1. "L'Alliance Cinematographique Canadienne". collections.tiff.net. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. Melnyk 2004, p. 82.

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