Released
The Widow of Saint-Pierre
April 19 2000 (over 24 years ago)Rating
65
Based on
53 reviews
- Director: Patrice Leconte
- Genres: Romance, Drama, History
- Runtime: 1 h 52 m
- Countries: Canada, France, St. Pierre and Miquelon
- Companies: Cinémaginaire, Epithète films, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, CNC, Canal+, Téléfilm Canada, SODEC, Société Radio-Canada
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, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.
