[Note: The protracted series of sequences from here on all occurred on the same day - somewhat improbable:Marie""s Boat Trip to the Village with BonifaceThe Visit to the Storekeeper""s Shop, Where She Was Robbed by Boniface, and Suffered Fearful HallucinationsMarie""s Visit to the Saloon To Audition For WorkMeeting the Mountie and Being Interviewed in His OfficeTheir Canoe Trip to the "Totem Tom Tom" Festival CeremonyTheir Return to the VillageFurther Serenades Outside Her Hotel RoomMarie""s Departure From the Village""s Wharf With Boniface]At a village general store at the remote outpost where she was buying warmer clothes from the storekeeper (Lucien Littlefield) - for a 10-day trip further north on horseback for fishing - the dishonest Boniface absconded with her small purse when she became distracted.He climbed to the fork of the tree that provided a perfect vantage point from which to view the house and its layout, and thought to himself: "You sat right here, didn""t you? You watched the children bury the cat.Ex-stuntman Burt Reynolds took the role of bow-and-arrow expert Lewis after it was turned down by James Stewart, Marlon Brando, and Henry Fonda on account of its on-location hazards.The irresistible perfume smell, wafting from the handkerchief that she waves behind him, attracts his attention.When the titles are finished, the camera tracks over to a poster on the right that reads: "IF YOU LOVE LIFE, YOU""LL LOVE FRANCE.