The Widow of Saint-Pierre
1NomDirected by Patrice Leconte
Synopsis
In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 19 April 2000
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Director
- Patrice Leconte
- Writers
- Patrice Leconte, Claude Faraldo
- Countries
- Canada, France
- Languages
- French
- Production
- Cinémaginaire, Epithète films, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, CNC, Canal+, Téléfilm Canada, SODEC, Société Radio-Canada
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Cast
Daniel Auteuil
Emir Kusturica
Juliette Binoche
Michel Duchaussoy
Philippe Magnan
Christian Charmetant
Philippe du Janerand
Reynald Bouchard
Ghyslain Tremblay
Marc Béland