Colonel Chabert (1994)

Original title

Le Colonel Chabert

Directed by

Yves Angelo

Genre

drama film, war film, romance film, historical film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Napoleonic war colonel presumed dead returns to Paris after years of hardship. He tries to reclaim his identity and his former life from his remarried wife. The film follows his struggle in a society that no longer has a place for him.

melancholicslow-burnintimateperiodpoignantsomberquietbittersweet

What happens

Le Colonel Chabert (English title: Colonel Chabert) is a 1994 French historical drama film directed by Yves Angelo and starring Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant and Fabrice Luchini. It is based on the novel Le Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac. It is the sixth film adaptation of Balzac's novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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