IMDb > La veuve de Saint-Pierre (2000)

La veuve de Saint-Pierre (2000) More at IMDbPro »

Videos (see all 2)
La veuve de Saint-Pierre (2000) -- hv post
La veuve de Saint-Pierre (2000) -- Trailerfan.com - Trailer (Flash)

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   3,109 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?

Up 35% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Director:

Patrice Leconte

Writers:

Claude Faraldo (writer)
Patrice Leconte (adaptation)

Contact:

View company contact information for The Widow of Saint-Pierre on IMDbPro.

Release Date:

19 April 2000 (France) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance more

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

Plot Keywords:

more

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations more

User Comments:

"Perfect Love Casteth out Fear" 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
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Widow of Saint-Pierre (International: English title)
The Widow of St. Pierre (Canada: English title)
more

MPAA:

Rated R for a scene of sexuality and brief violence.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

France | Canada

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The ship that brought the guillotine from Martinique was played by the Gazela Primiero, a Portuguese fishing vessel which now lives at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia. 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


FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
31 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
"Perfect Love Casteth out Fear", 7 March 2003
Author: Casey Machula (csm23) from Flagstaff, AZ

The ancient Greeks, gifted with an abstract way of thinking that was always trying to come down to earth and clothe itself with the commonplace occurrences of everyday life, did not have one all-embracing term for love, a we do, but broke it down into four types: affection (storge), friendship (phileo), sex (eros) and charity (agapao). And probably not since the ancient Greeks has a love story come along which not only divides love into its four types, but also weaves them, with enormous skill, into a single story. The Widow of Saint-Pierre is a love story of the tragic Greek proportions. It's an enormously beautiful movie, a story that gains power with every viewing. And for that reason, it's one of the most remarkable videos I've seen in a very long time.

We've all seen a plethora of films from Hollywood, which basically confine love, and the act of love, to eros. We all know the well-worn script. But what would it look like to view a film in which a relationship expresses all four types of love, and throbbing full force? I would be giving too much away if I were to tell you how these four types of love are rolled up so tightly into a single relationship, but that's exactly what we seen in the liaison between Jean, the Captain (Auteuil) and his wife, Pauline (Binoche). It's intensely interesting, because the performances are pitch-perfect. Even the cowardly bureaucrats, who feel threatened by the captain and his wife, are a picture of cowardly perfection. Their motives are all too human, all too real. But so is the unfathomable love they don't understand, and fear.

One of the things I really appreciate about this film is the way it expresses all forms of love as having boundaries. Jean and Pauline are not clinging vines. What we see is a mature, healthy relationship, each partner respecting the unique characteristics of the other. What a contrast to the infantile clinging vine romances out of Hollywood!

Was the above comment useful to you?
more (64 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for La veuve de Saint-Pierre (2000)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Was Pauline (Madame La) in love with Auguste? luism1fan
Breed of horse? bizarrebehavior74
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Snow Falling on Cedars Ridicule Trzy kolory: Bialy The Green Mile The Night of the Hunter
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
IMDb Drama section IMDb France section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.