La Veuve de Saint-Pierre (2000 film)
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| La Veuve de Saint-Pierre | |
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 Film poster ©Pathé 2000 |
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| Directed by | Patrice Leconte |
| Produced by | Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand, Daniel Louis, Denise Robert |
| Written by | Claude Farraldo, Patrice 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 Lions Gate Films - USA |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | France / Canada |
| Language | French |
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La Veuve de Saint-Pierre (English title The Widow of 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 nominiated 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 Summary
1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them Louis Olivier dies in custody while the other, Neel Auguste (Emir Kusturica), is sentenced to death by the guillotine. However such a small island has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While one is sent for, Auguste is placed under the supervision of the town police chief (Daniel Auteuil).
While under his care the police chief's wife, known as Madam La (Juliette Binoche) takes an interest in the convict and begins to try to redeem him. Neel carries out a number of good deeds and works hard for the good of the community under the auspices of Madame La. The locals begin to see that he has changed, and Madame La begins a campaign to stop him from being executed.
However when a guillotine and executioner arrive on the island, Madame La begins to fight the establishment and the law to save this man. However it is a dangerous fight that may have dire consequences for her husband.
[edit] Awards & 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
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