The Widow of Saint Pierre
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Patrice Leconte
Juliette Binoche
Daniel Auteuil
Emir Kusturica
Michel Duchaussoy
Philippe Magnan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1850 on the small, isolated Canadian island of Saint Pierre, a sailor, Neel Auguste, murders a man and receives the death penalty after a quick trial. Saint Pierre lacks the necessary tools for an execution, however, so while they wait for a guillotine to arrive from Paris, Neel Auguste moves into the house of the island's army captain. The captain's wife becomes fascinated by the prisoner. and she initially lets him do small jobs around the house, but Neel soon becomes an indispensable presence in her life and in the community. He repairs cottages and plants flowers, and his eagerness to do good makes him one of the most popular residents of the island. When the guillotine finally arrives, the army captain defies orders and calls off the execution, but his merciful act is regarded as sediton by the French government, and he receives his own death sentence.
Director
Patrice Leconte
Cast
Juliette Binoche
Daniel Auteuil
Emir Kusturica
Michel Duchaussoy
Philippe Magnan
Christian Charmetant
Philippe Du Janerand
Reynald Bouchard
Ghyslain Tremblay
Marc Beland
Yves Jacques
Catherine Lascault
Dominique Quesnel
Anne-marie Philipe
Isobelle Spade
Arianne Mallet
Julian Gutierrez
Sylvie Moreau
Genevieve Cocke
Manon Gauthier
Marianne C Miron
Jean-paul Rouvray
Michel Daigle
Luc Guerin
Niel Kroetsch
Sylvain Eluau
Patrick Steltzer
Patick Caux
Bernard Tanquay
Serge Christiaenssens
Martin Laroque
Boris Napes
Yvon Roy
Luc Proulx
Kendall Negro
Stefan Perrault
Sarah Mckenna
Frederic Moreau
Alexandre Soumagne
Jean-paul Batailley
Crew
Pierre Allard
Anne Alloucherie
Jean-philippe Angelini
Gregoire Barachin
Remy Bergman
Frédéric Blum
Frederic Brillion
Fanchon Brule
Marie-france Cardinal
Kathryn Casault
Pascal Chauvin
Olivier Chouinard
Pierre Cote
Daniel Pereira De Abreu
Pascal Dedeye
Michel Demonteix
Lorne Dosogne
Jacques Dublin
Edouard Dubois
Mario Dumont
Pascal Esteve
Claude Faraldo
Michel Filippi
Rejéan Forget
Christian Gasc
Anne Gilles
Jean Goudier
Frederic Guerouet
Eric Voeglin Guirec
Joelle Hache
Claude Hazanavicius
Katrina Heaulme
Dominique Hennequin
Nicole Hilareguy
Vanessa Jerrom
Kevin Jewison
Paul Laine
Joel Lavau
Jean-louis Lebras
Marie Leconte
Patrice Leconte
Patrice Leconte
Emmanuel Legrand
Gilles Legrand
Didier Lize
Daniel Louis
Mario Luraschi
Isabelle Luzet
Angus Maclean
Pascal Madura
Christophe Maratier
Francis Marleau
Ivan Maussion
Gilles Missir
Thi Loan Nguyen
Annie O'neill
Frederic Papon
Jacques Pasquier
Louis Pedneault
Gilberto Pereyra
Simon Edouard Pilon
Daniel Py
Denise Robert
Frederic Robin
Eduardo Serra
Benoit Talenton
Pierre Turmeau
Antonio Vidosa
Pete White
Bernard Wystraete
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 9, 2001
Expanded Release in United States March 30, 2001
Released in United States on Video September 18, 2001
Released in United States 2000
The Country of France
Nominated for the 2000 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.
Winner of the Jury Award at the 2000 Moscow International Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring March 2, 2001
Released in United States July 2000
Released in United States September 2000
Released in United States October 2000
Shown at the American Film Market 2000 (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 23 - March 1, 2000
Shown at Auckland International Film Festival July 7-23, 2000.
Shown at Moscow International Film Festival (in competition) July 19-29, 2000.
Alain Corneau was previously attached to direct.
Completed shooting June 3, 1999.
Began shooting March 1, 1999.
Limited release in Australia October 19, 2000.
Released in United States Spring March 2, 2001
Released in United States March 9, 2001 (Los Angeles)
Expanded Release in United States March 30, 2001
Released in United States on Video September 18, 2001
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at the American Film Market 2000 (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 23 - March 1, 2000)
Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Auckland International Film Festival July 7-23, 2000.)
Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Moscow International Film Festival (in competition) July 19-29, 2000.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 2000.)
Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at AFI Fest 2000: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Competition) October 19-26, 2000.)
