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User Rating:
7.2/10   3,119 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Claude Faraldo (writer)
Patrice Leconte (adaptation)
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Release Date:
19 April 2000 (France) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A true story of revenge and redemption, fear and forgiveness, and the true meaning of love.
Plot:
In a small French colony, a drunken man kills someone. While a guillotine is being shipped in, he changes, becoming a good and popular man. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Another great film by Patrice Leconte more (64 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Juliette Binoche ... Pauline (Madame La)
Daniel Auteuil ... Jean (The Captain)
Emir Kusturica ... Ariel Neel Auguste
Michel Duchaussoy ... The Governor
Philippe Magnan ... President Venot
Christian Charmetant ... Supply and Secretariat Officer
Philippe du Janerand ... Customs Officer
Maurice Chevit ... The Governor's Father
Catherine Lascault ... La Malvilain
Ghyslain Tremblay ... Monsieur Chevassus
Marc Béland ... Soldier Loïc
Reynald Bouchard ... Louis Ollivier

Yves Jacques ... The Rear Admiral
Dominique Quesnel ... The Proprietor
Anne-Marie Philipe ... The Governor's Wife
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Widow of Saint-Pierre (International: English title)
The Widow of St. Pierre (Canada: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for a scene of sexuality and brief violence.
Runtime:
112 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The title refers in part to the French nickname "veuve" (widow) of the guillotine. Although the French dialogue often uses this word for the device, it is never translated as "widow" in the English subtitles. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Neel is told he's strong enough to "ramer jusqu'au chez les Anglais", the English subtitles say "row over to Canada" rather than "row over to the English". This introduces an error: both the geography and the dialogue in other scenes make it clear that Newfoundland is meant, but Newfoundland wasn't part of Canada until 1949. more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Another great film by Patrice Leconte, 27 March 2001
Author: LeRoyMarko from Toronto, Canada

Neel Auguste (played by Kusturica) is condemn to death for a murder on the little island of Saint-Pierre, which was, and still is, a territory of France. The guillotine (commonly called «la Veuve») is the instrument of death in France at that time. But the island doesn't have its «Veuve» and one is to be sent from Martinique. In the waiting, the convict is kept in prison at the captain's (played beautifully by Daniel Auteuil) residence. The captain's wife (Binoche) is convinced that the murderer deserves a second chance and she's working towards that goal. In a typical American-style movie, the two would have fallen in love and ended up in the same bed. But not in this movie where Binoche is shown more as a humanist. I gave it a 9.

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