The Amorous Corporal
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| Directed by | Robert Darène |
| Written by | Gabriel Arout Robert Darène |
| Starring | François Périer Rossana Podestà |
| Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme Marcel Weiss |
| Music by | Guy Magenta |
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| Language | French |
The Amorous Corporal (French: La Bigorne, caporal de France) is a 1958 French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Darène. Loosely based on the novel La Bigorne, caporal de France by Pierre Nord, it is set in eighteenth-century Madagascar.[1]
Plot
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Cast
- François Périer as La Bigorne
- Rossana Podestà as Bethi
- Robert Hirsch as Boisrose
- Jean Lefebvre as Potirond
- Jean Carmet as Balluché
- Henri Cogan as Tom Wright
Reception
The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism.[1]
References
- ^ a b Jon Cowans. Empire Films and the Crisis of Colonialism, 1946–1959. JHU Press, 2015. pp. 68–9. ISBN 1421416417.
External links
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