The Widow of Saint-Pierre

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.

6.6

112 min

Cast

Daniel Auteuil

as Jean, le capitaine

Emir Kusturica

as Joseph Auguste Néel

Juliette Binoche

as Pauline, l'épouse du capitaine

Michel Duchaussoy

as le gouverneur

Philippe Magnan

as le président Venot

Christian Charmetant

as le commissaire de la Marine

Philippe du Janerand

as le chef douanier

Reynald Bouchard

as Louis Ollivier

Ghyslain Tremblay

as Monsieur Chevassus, le bourreau

Marc Béland

as le soldat Loïc

Yves Jacques

as le contre-amiral

Maurice Chevit

as le père du gouverneur

Catherine Lascault

as la Malvilain

Dominique Quesnel

as le propriétaire

Anne-Marie Philipe

as l'épouse du gouverneur

Sylvie Moreau

as Adrienne

Isabelle Spade

as femme du président Venot

Geneviève Cocke

as Femme lavoir

Manon Gauthier

as Femme lavoir

Marianne C. Miron

as Mme Chevassus

Michel Daigle

as Père Coupard

Luc Guérin

as Le Capitaine Dumontier

Neil Kroetsch

as Le Commandant Marie Galante

Raymond Cloutier

as L'Adjudant

Patrick Steltzer

as Le Brigadier

Patrick Caux

as Le Jeune Militaire

Bernard Tanguay

as L'Ordonnance

Serge Christianssens

as Tambour

Martin Larocque

as Le Crieur

Boris Napes

as Assesseur

Yvon Roy

as Granjean

Luc Proulx

as Client Café

Stéfan Perrault

as Le Rameur

Sarah McKenna

as Émilie

Director

Patrice Leconte