Peter and John
2015 film directed by Jay Craven
Peter and John is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Jay Craven and starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christian Coulson. It is based on Guy de Maupassant's novel Pierre and Jean.
Plot
Cast
Jacqueline Bisset as Julia Roland
Christian Coulson as Peter Roland
Diane Guerrero as Lucia
Shane Patrick Kearns as John Roland
Gordon Clapp as Charles Roland
Gary Farmer as "Smoke"
Christopher James Baker as Jake Rivers
Susan Kelechi Watson as Patience
Production
The film was shot in Nantucket.
Nomination
The film was nominated for a 2016 New England Emmy Award.
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