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Summary: non-widescreen
Review: This widescreen movie is listed as 2.35:1, the ratio it was in the theatres. During the opening credits, the DVD is 2.35:1, but once these are over and the movie begins, the ratio is something like 1.77:1.
Gone are the vistas of Newfoundland ice and the sense they convey.
The producers of this DVD should not be allowed to get away with this.
Rating: 
Summary: Wherefore art thou Juliette?
Review: Wherefore art thou Juliette? In all the good movies, that's where! I just love Juliette Binoche, and in this movie, like her others -- English Patient, Chocolat -- she does not disappoint. I've come to rely on her for not only good acting, but choosing good movies to be in.Speaking of good acting, Daniel Auteuil as her husband does a fine job as well as the Captain, the man who runs the prison and who has to oversee the execution of a heinous murderer Neel who gutted a neighbor like a cod to see if he was fat or just big? Sound odd? It's not. The plot, Neel's character growth, and the changing perspective of the town are quite believable. The sentiment is strongly against capital punishment, based on compassion and the ability for people to change. In fact, Neel becomes well-liked and somewhat of a town hero, and goes so far as to bed a widow or two. But in all fairness, if Neel had killed again, then Madame La's compassion would have been quite ill-advised. The movie strives to make a point about capital punishment, and it does achieve that. The cinematography is beautiful and unique showing off the rugged landscape of Newfoundland. And the costumes are beautiful as well, so beautiful to earn the movie the categorization as a period piece. Such a narrow classification would do this beautfiul movie an injustice, as it offers so much more than costumes. Highly recommended.
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