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It is an adaptation of the novel La lampe dans la fenêtre by Pauline Cadieux, itself based on the real-life 1890s murder trial of Cordélia Viau and Samuel Parslow. Set in a village in the 1890s, the film centres on Cordélia Viau (Louise Portal), a woman who invites men into her home while her husband is away. This action offends the conservative villagers. One of the men who was invited in is found dead and the woman is suspected and judged for her immoral act rather than the crime of murder she may have committed.

Shoplifting, in Texas.

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An execution is legitimate as a consequence of a corresponding verdict even without a clergyman. A murder is defined differently. The clergyman acts on behalf of the convicted person. He makes it clear to him, but also to the public, that neither the crime nor the execution should deny him divine grace. If a convicted person is an unbeliever or a member of another religion, no clergyman or, if desired, a representative of the other religion would be present. A major problem in connection with the death penalty is that public opinion often goes beyond the execution and is directed against the convicted person as a human being. Depending on the crime, the wishes range from a painful execution to eternal damnation. The clergyman, on the other hand, is a sign of contradiction.

@@jochenwirtz7506 Ostensibly, the shaman is there to offer solace to the condemned. In fact, his role is to sanction the termination of a life by the State. His presence makes those who walk a condemned man to his end feel better about their role in the grisly matter.

@@1polonium210 I wrote what I understand to be logical and correct. Is your answer based on something? I'm not convinced. It's possible that those involved feel better as a result, but I think that's more of a side effect. Clergy and shamans are not the same thing.

​@@jochenwirtz7506No. No different. Only different in your mind.

@@TomSmith-ll2lp What isn't different? - Clergy and shaman? Only someone who doesn't understand anything about it can say that.

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@@lieschenmeier1841Stellen Sie in Frage, dass Jemand nach einer Verurteilung zum Tode, aufgrund einer Tat, auf die diese Strafe steht, dann auch hingerichtet werden sollte, oder wie sind die Fragezeichen zu deuten? Warum haben Sie denn ein Problem mit der Todesstrafe, wenn ich richtig vermute? Jetzt antworten Sie bitte nicht, es könne einen zu Unrecht Verurteilten treffen. Das ist doch kein Grund. Mehr als ein bedauerlicher Vorfall wäre das nicht.

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Movie Name ??

Cordelia maybe.

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Well the NFB site describes her as a woman who loved life and had a lively spirit, which totally explains her inviting a variety of men home while her husband was away and makes it extremely unlikely she used a hired hand to murder said husband. The townspeople's judgmental attitude to her lively approach to life totally makes it unlikely she was guilty of the murder for which she was hanged.

@randomobserver8168 I see, I was trying to find the movie to figure out what happened, but either way hurting a human. Thank you for the input.

we are trying to execute all the cruel ones so there won't be so many heinous crimes.

The blindfold isn't for the victim. It's for the spectators. So they don't see her face --- distorted and tortured expression --- at the last.

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I think point of the blindfold was that others could not see her face, before and after. What was she supposed to have done?

@@jinnbuster4753 Hey, that's just what I said !