The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith vs The Widow of Saint-Pierre

The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.6/10 for The Widow of Saint-Pierre). The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 52m. The Widow of Saint-Pierre is the older of the two (2000 against 2009). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith posterThe Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith2009 VS The Widow of Saint-Pierre posterThe Widow of Saint-Pierre2000
The Book of Ruth: Journey of FaithThe Widow of Saint-Pierre
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 6.6/10
Year20092000
Length1h 30m1h 52m
GenresDrama, Family, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
Country–Canada
DirectorStephen Patrick WalkerPatrice Leconte
Main castNicholas X. Parsons, Gretchen Becker, Dan Haggerty, Robert Shepherd, Kera O'BryonDaniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Juliette Binoche, Michel Duchaussoy, Philippe Magnan

Synopsis

The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith

The Book of Ruth, is a triumphant love story in the face of adversity. This selfless journey of love and devotion is seen through the eyes of a young widow. Choosing to leave her homeland of Moab, she follows her mother-in-law Naomi to Israel after the death of her husband. Upon reaching Bethlehem, she meets and marries a man named Boaz, who is of the Royal House of Judah. This chain of seemingly unrelated events, sets the stage for the future…

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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