Colonel Chabert (1994 film)
| Colonel Chabert | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Yves Angelo |
| Produced by | Jean-Louis Livi |
| Screenplay by |
Yves Angelo Jean Cosmos Véronique Lagrange |
| Based on |
Le Colonel Chabert by Honoré de Balzac |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bernard Lutic |
| Edited by | Thierry Derocles |
| Distributed by | AMLF |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $13.4 million |
| Box office | $13.2 million[1] |
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.
Synopsis
In Paris, in February 1817, three years after the fall of the Empire, the lawyer Derville receives a visit from a shabbily dressed old man. He claims to be Colonel Chabert, believed dead at the Battle of Eylau in 1807. He had contributed to the victory by leading a famous cavalry charge against the Russians.
The old man tells how, waking in a mass grave surrounded by corpses, he survived his wounds.
He has returned ten years later and wishes to claim his title, to assert his rights and to live again with his wife. She, during his absence, has married Count Ferraud.
She refuses to recognise her first husband. Derville agrees to help the colonel by proposing a financial settlement with his ex-wife. She refuses and tries to manipulate her ex-husband. Chabert is not deceived, and disgusted by the corruption of men, he sinks into madness and misanthropy, putting an end to the divorce that he had wanted so much.
Rejected by his wife, and condemned for vagrancy, Colonel Chabert will finish his life in poverty in an asylum.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu : Hyacinthe Chabert
- Fabrice Luchini : Maître Derville
- Fanny Ardant : Countess Ferraud
- André Dussollier : Count Ferraud
- Daniel Prévost : Boucard
- Olivier Saladin : Huré
- Maxime Leroux : Godeschal
- Éric Elmosnino : Maître Desroches
- Guillaume Romain : Simonin
- Patrick Bordier : Boutin
- Claude Rich : Chamblin
- Jean Cosmos : Costaz
- Jacky Nercessian : Delbecq
- Albert Delpy : Maître Roguin
- Romane Bohringer : Sophie
- Valérie Bettencourt : Julie
- Julie Depardieu : A maid
Production
- Direction : Yves Angelo, assisted by Frédéric Blum
- Script : Yves Angelo, Jean Cosmos and Véronique Lagrange, from the novel by Honoré de Balzac
- Production : Jean-Louis Livi and Bernard Marescot
- Music : Régis Pasquier
- Photography : Bernard Lutic
- Editing : Thierry Derocles
- Scenery : Bernard Vézat (certain interior scenes filmed at Château de Bizy in Vernon, Eure)
- Costumes : Franca Squarciapino
Awards and nominations
- Cairo Film Festival (Egypt)
- Won: Golden Pyramid (Yves Angelo)
- César Awards (France)
- Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Gérard Depardieu)
- Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Fabrice Luchini)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Bernard Lutic)
- Nominated: Best Costume Design (Franca Squarciapino)
- Nominated: Best First Work (Yves Angelo)
- Nominated: Best Production Design (Bernard Vézat)
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