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The Widow of Saint-Pierre is a french film of genre Drama directed by Patrice Leconte released in USA on 21 october 2000 with Juliette Binoche
The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
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Add to a movie listThe 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. 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. The film was also nominated in 2001 for two César Awards.
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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 (Emir Kusturica), is sentenced to death by the guillotine. However the island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While one is sent for, Auguste is placed under the supervision of the army Captain (Daniel Auteuil).Actors
Juliette Binoche
(Pauline, l'épouse du capitaine)
Daniel Auteuil
(Jean, le capitaine)
Emir Kusturica
(Joseph Auguste Néel)
Michel Duchaussoy
(le gouverneur)
Philippe Magnan
(le président Venot)
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