The Scoundrel's Wife (2002)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Glen Pitre

Writers (WGA):

Michelle Benoit (written by) &
Glen Pitre (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

When war comes home, everybody is a suspect.

Plot:

Already an outcast for crimes she did not commit, a woman struggling to raise her two children in a small village during World War II is suspected of being a saboteur. |

Plot Keywords:

Anti Semitism | Germany | Shot To Death | Catholic Priest | Nazi

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Tatum O'Neal	...	Camille Picou
Julian Sands	...	Doctor Lenz
Tim Curry	...	Father Antoine
Lacey Chabert	...	Florida Picou
Eion Bailey	...	Ensign Jack Burwell
Patrick McCullough	...	Blue Picou
Rudolf Martin	...	Neg Picou
Lorna Farrar	...	Shrimp Shed Owner
John McConnell	...	Dance Hall Owner
Lance Spellerberg	...	Beaten P.W.
Kurt Gerard	...	Snake-bit P.W.
Michael Arata	...	Coast Guard Commander
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David P. Kufner	...	German Soldier

Also Known As:

Homefront (USA) (DVD box title)
The Home Front (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for brief sexuality and some violent images.

Runtime:

Brazil:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Advantage Partners Pictures

This film was based on real people

This film may only have viewing value to local people from South Louisiana as one of the other reviewer's has stated, but the story line is loosely based on historic events occurring before and during World War II. My mother, who was raised in Mathews Louisiana tells stories of how one of our distant relatives kicked barrels loaded up with Chinese illegals over the side of his boat because the authorities were after him. She also told us stories of how after a German U-boat had been sunk off of the coast of Louisiana, a ticket to the local picture show was found on one of the German's bodies that washed ashore. There were also loaves of French bread from Dufrene's Bakery in Golden Meadow, LA in the debris. Food and diesel were rationed to most people, but shrimp weren't bound by the rationing rules due to the shrimp's food value. Glen Petri tells his tale in a way to tie these stories together in a very entertaining way in my opinion.