The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
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.
- Released
- 2000-04-19
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Patrice Leconte
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 65 votes
Cast
- Daniel Auteuil as Jean, le capitaine
- Emir Kusturica as Joseph Auguste Néel
- Juliette Binoche as Pauline, l'épouse du capitaine
- Michel Duchaussoy as le gouverneur
- Philippe Magnan as le président Venot
- Christian Charmetant as le commissaire de la Marine
- Philippe du Janerand as le chef douanier
- Reynald Bouchard as Louis Ollivier
- Ghyslain Tremblay as Monsieur Chevassus, le bourreau
- Marc Béland as le soldat Loïc
- Yves Jacques as le contre-amiral
- Maurice Chevit as le père du gouverneur