The Widow Couderc

– Her youth has been spent working for a farm family, being raped by father and son, marrying the son ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1971
Original Name:
La veuve Couderc
The Widow Couderc (1971) - Also known as La veuve Couderc

Her youth has been spent working for a farm family, being raped by father and son, marrying the son who has now left her a happy widow. She is happy because World War I is over and she is enjoying being in control of the farm. And then she hires the handsome stranger who helped her carry the new incubator for chicks from the bus and across the canal. In the house by the canal with the job of raising and lowering the bridge for passing boats lives the widow's envious sister-in-law along with husband and nubile daughter.

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Release Date:

13 Oct 1971

Language:

French

Director:

Pierre Granier-Deferre

Writer:

Georges Simenon (based on the novel by), Pierre Granier-Deferre (adaptation), Pascal Jardin (adaptation), Pascal Jardin (dialogue)

Main Actors:

Alain Delon, Simone Signoret, Ottavia Piccolo, Jean Tissier

Plot:

Her youth has been spent working for a farm family, being raped by father and son, marrying the son who has now left her a happy widow. She is happy because World War I is over and she is enjoying being in control of the farm. And then she hires the handsome stranger who helped her carry the new incubator for chicks from the bus and across the canal. In the house by the canal with the job of raising and lowering the bridge for passing boats lives the widow's envious sister-in-law along with husband and nubile daughter.

Production:

CFDC

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10