Joyeux Noel vs The Widow of Saint-Pierre
Joyeux Noel has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.6/10 for The Widow of Saint-Pierre). The Widow of Saint-Pierre is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 56m. The Widow of Saint-Pierre is the older of the two (2000 against 2005). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joyeux Noel
The Widow of Saint-Pierre| Joyeux Noel | The Widow of Saint-Pierre | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Christian Carion | Patrice Leconte |
| Main cast | Steven Robertson, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis, Ian Richardson, Benno Fürmann | Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Juliette Binoche, Michel Duchaussoy, Philippe Magnan |
Synopsis
Joyeux Noel
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…
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.
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