Maria (2021 film)

{{Short description|2021 Canadian film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Maria

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Alec Pronovost

| producer = Nathalie Bustos

| writer = Mariana Mazza
Justine Philie

| starring = Mariana Mazza

| music = Alex Lefaivre

| cinematography = Christophe Fortin

| editing = Charles Boisseau

| studio = Groupe Entourage

| distributor = TVA Films

| runtime = 90 minutes

| released = {{film date|2021|08|16|Fantasia}}

| country = Canada

| budget =

}}

Maria is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Alec Pronovost and released in 2021.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/maria-alec-pronovost/ "Maria – Film de Alec Pronovost"]. Films du Québec, August 17, 2021. The film stars Mariana Mazza as Maria, an aimless young woman who takes a job as a substitute teacher in a high school after promising her dying mother that she will make an effort to accomplish something in her life, despite her lack of education in how to teach students.Manon Dumais, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/626082/cinema-maria-comment-resoudre-un-probleme-comme-maria "Comment résoudre un problème comme «Maria»?"]. Le Devoir, August 20, 2021.

The cast also includes Alice Pascual, Florence Longpré, Isabel dos Santos, Louka Amadeo Bélanger-Leos, Arnaud Lemaire, Korine Côté, Rosalie Moreau, Liam Audet, Pascal Cameron, Laurent Lemaire, Isabella Villalba, Louis-Olivier Maufette, Christine Morency, Suzanne Champagne, Sasha Migliarese, Félix-Antoine Bénard and Daphnée Côté-Hallé, as well as cameo appearances by René Richard Cyr, Kathleen Fortin, Yves Jacques and Diane Lavallée.

The film premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival on August 16, 2021,Alex Rose, [https://cultmtl.com/2021/08/your-guide-to-the-2021-hybrid-edition-of-montreal-fantasia-international-film-festival/ "Your guide to the 2021 hybrid edition of Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival"]. Cult MTL, August 11, 2021. before opening commercially on August 20.Luc Boulanger, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/entrevues/2021-08-17/maria/le-cote-doux-de-mariana-mazza.php "Le côté doux de Mariana Mazza"]. La Presse, August 17, 2021.