The Widow of Saint-Pierre(Movie, 2000)

Name: The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Genre: Romance / Love, Drama, History
Released: 2000
Duration: T01:52:00
Rating: 3.3

Original title: "La Veuve de Saint-Pierre" (French/FR)

1h 52min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama, History

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 24 votes)

The Widow of Saint-Pierre (French: La veuve de Saint-Pierre) is a 2000 film by Patrice Leconte with Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil and Emir Kusturica. Loosely inspired by an actual case, it tells the story of a disillusioned army officer whose love for his wife in her efforts to save a convicted murderer leads him to disobey orders. The film made its North American debut at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2001 for Best Foreign Language Film and in that year was also nominated for two César Awards. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Widow of Saint-Pierre

nominated for: César Award for Best Actress

About The Widow of Saint-Pierre

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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Canada, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Shot in: Nova Scotia

Made by: France 2 Cinéma, Cinémaginaire Inc.

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 12 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/21/2000 (World premiere: 04/19/2000)

Cast: Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica

Director: Patrice Leconte

Screenwriter: Patrice Leconte, Claude Faraldo

Film Editor: Joëlle Hache

Director of Photography: Eduardo Serra

Composer: Pascal Estève

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La Veuve de Saint-Pierre"

Keywords: revenge, france, love, fisherman, execution, island, 19th century, murder

Revenue: 7,074,234 USD

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