The Widow of Saint-Pierre
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| Directed by | Patrice Leconte |
| Produced by | Frédéric Brillion Gilles Legrand Daniel Louis, Denise Robert |
| Written by | Claude FarraldoPatrice Leconte |
| Starring | Juliette Binoche Daniel Auteuil Emir Kusturica |
| Music by | Pascal Esteve |
| Cinematography | Eduardo Serra |
| Editing by | Joëlle Hache |
| Distributed by | Pathé (France) Film Four (UK) Lionsgate (US) |
| Release date(s) | April 19, 2000 |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Canada France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $13 million[1] |
| Box office | $7,074,234[2] |
The 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 Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. 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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[edit] Plot
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 army Captain (Daniel Auteuil).
While Auguste is under the captain's care, the wife of the captain, Madame La, (played by Juliette Binoche) takes an interest in the convict and begins to try to redeem him. Under her auspices, Auguste works hard and carries out a number of good deeds for the good of the community. The locals begin to see that he has changed, and Madame La begins a campaign to stop him from being executed. After a year of awaiting execution, Auguste has become a changed man.
When the guillotine finally arrives on the island, none of the islanders wants to be the one to trip the lever on the guillotine, thereby executing Auguste. However, Auguste remains a condemned man and someone must be found to pull the lever on the guillotine.
[edit] Cast
- Juliette Binoche as Madame La
- Daniel Auteuil as The Captain
- Emir Kusturica as Neel Auguste
- Michel Duchaussoy as The Governor
- Philippe Magnan as President Venot
- Christian Charmetant as Marine officer
- Philippe Du Janerand as Custom officer
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] César Awards 2001
- Nominated for Best Actress - Juliette Binoche
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor - Emir Kusturica
[edit] Golden Globe Awards 2001
- Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
[edit] Sant Jordi Awards 2001
- Winner Best Foreign Actor - Daniel Auteuil
[edit] Moscow International Film Festival
- Winner Russian Film Critics Award - Best Film
- Nominated for Golden Saint George Award
[edit] Jutra Awards 2001
- Nominated for Best Art direction
[edit] Toronto Film Festival 2000
- Audience Award for Best Film
[edit] Title clarification
The French title La Veuve de Saint-Pierre contains wordplay. "Veuve" translates to "Widow". In the 1800s the word was also slang for a guillotine.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "The Window of St. Pierre Box Office Data". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2001/WDWSP.php. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "The Window of St. Pierre (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=widowofstpierre.htm. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ Brown, Susan. "The Widow of Saint-Pierre (La Veuve de Saint-Pierre) (2001) < PopMatters". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/reviews/article/38724/widow-of-st-pierre. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
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