The Widow of Saint-Pierre
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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. Loosely inspired by an actual case, it tells the story of a disillusioned army officer whose love for his wife in her efforts to save a convicted murderer leads him to disobey orders.
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Directed by | Patrice Leconte |
Written by | Claude Faraldo Patrice Leconte |
Produced by | Frédéric Brillion Gilles Legrand Daniel Louis Denise Robert |
Starring | Juliette Binoche Daniel Auteuil Emir Kusturica |
Cinematography | Eduardo Serra |
Edited by | Joëlle Hache |
Music by | Pascal Estève |
Distributed by | Alliance Films (Canada)[1] Pathé Distribution[lower-alpha 1] (France) |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Countries | Canada France |
Language | French |
Budget | $13 million[3] |
Box office | $7,074,234[4] |
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The film made its North American debut at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2001 for Best Foreign Language Film and in that year was also nominated for two César Awards.