Patrice Laconte a writer/director who gave us the superb film Ridicule,misses here.
This is a very interesting love story, excellently acted & brilliantly made.
To be truthful, as much as I liked what I was seeing, I was bored.the movie was at least 20 minutes too long. There was not enough story to warrant a 112 minute film.
The magnificent Juliette Binoche is the star,she is the wife of the commander of a garrison on this island off Newfoundland, then under the French flag.
Daniel Auteuil one of France's best actors is the loving husband.& as usual proves he is.
Emir Kusturica a fine actor from the Balkans is the condemned prisoner.
His crime was in reality manslaughter, BUT in 1849, it was considered a capital crime punishable by the guillotine.
Plot machinations put put him & Juilette together. I will not tell you what happens.
As noted above the acting is excellent so is the production. I just wish it was shorter.
Ratings: *** (out of 4) 84 points (out of 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)
This is a very interesting love story, excellently acted & brilliantly made.
To be truthful, as much as I liked what I was seeing, I was bored.the movie was at least 20 minutes too long. There was not enough story to warrant a 112 minute film.
The magnificent Juliette Binoche is the star,she is the wife of the commander of a garrison on this island off Newfoundland, then under the French flag.
Daniel Auteuil one of France's best actors is the loving husband.& as usual proves he is.
Emir Kusturica a fine actor from the Balkans is the condemned prisoner.
His crime was in reality manslaughter, BUT in 1849, it was considered a capital crime punishable by the guillotine.
Plot machinations put put him & Juilette together. I will not tell you what happens.
As noted above the acting is excellent so is the production. I just wish it was shorter.
Ratings: *** (out of 4) 84 points (out of 100) IMDb 7 (out of 10)