a frenchman and his wife come to old west america circa 1870 in search of new life for themselves and but he be soon kill and she become acquaint with a shy and gentle american widower . director claude lelouch whip up an appropriately dusty and windswept scenario and and the film keenly observe atmosphere be brace and real . unfortunately and the film and in both english and french and be woefully lumbering and overlong and and the promising casting of james caan and genevieve bujold fails to set off spark . fascinatingly detailed and with beautiful camera work and art direction and but the narrative might have stand some tighten . from .