Colonel Chabert

1994

1h 50m

Drama

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83%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

66%

250+ Ratings

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Ten years after being injured in the Napoleonic Wars, Frenchman Col. Chabert (Gérard Depardieu) returns to Paris, finally recovered. There, he finds his wife is now known as Countess Ferraud (Fanny Ardant), married to Count Ferraud (André Dussollier), and the mother of the man's children. Chabert also learns his wife declared him dead in order to inherit his fortune. The couple then claims that Chabert is an impostor, which sparks the colonel to take legal action to reclaim his honor and wealth.

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James Berardinelli

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Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 3/5

Jun 19, 2005

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Frank Swietek

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Rated: 4/5

Jun 11, 2004

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Jeanne Aufmuth

Palo Alto Weekly

Rated: 2/4

May 14, 2003

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Thought-provoking French psycholgical thriller.

Aug 26, 2002

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Steve Rhodes

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Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Adapted from the book, it's fine but there is some boring moments and long dialogues.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Depardieu is excellent (as always) in this intriguing tale of one man's quest to regain what is rightfully his, against the efforts of his manipulative wife, an antagonist who sets a new benchmark for greed and dishonour.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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great script, great direction, great cinematography, great music and above all tremendous acting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Balzac est mort. Vive Angelo ! Le contraire eut ete plus rassurant pour l'histoire de l'art.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Adaptation de l'oeuvre de Balzac. Un chef d'oeuvre absolu, raffinement de verites (sur le pouvoir, sur l'injustice, sur l'ambition, sur l'orgueil, sur la fatuite du prestige, sur l'honneur, sur l'hypocrisie humaine, sur la tromperie, sur l'impuissance, sur la blessure... sur la - Comedie humaine -, vaste perspective de Balzac !). Lenteurs evocatrices, silences d'or, musique pleine de gravite. La distribution au complet offre une performance spirituelle emouvante !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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After finding the book by Balzac interesting, I was thoroughly disappointed by the film. First of all, the length was totally unnecessary and dominated by sombre, "artistic" scenes. Ardant and Depardieu were okay, I guess, but the actor playing Derville was annoying and didn't fit the role. I feel this book is in major need of a remake.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Yves Angelo

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Gérard Depardieu

Chabert

Fanny Ardant

Countess Ferraud

Fabrice Luchini

Derville

André Dussollier

Count Ferraud

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Synopsis

Ten years after being injured in the Napoleonic Wars, Frenchman Col. Chabert (Gérard Depardieu) returns to Paris, finally recovered. There, he finds his wife is now known as Countess Ferraud (Fanny Ardant), married to Count Ferraud (André Dussollier), and the mother of the man's children. Chabert also learns his wife declared him dead in order to inherit his fortune. The couple then claims that Chabert is an impostor, which sparks the colonel to take legal action to reclaim his honor and wealth.

Director: Yves Angelo
Producer: Bernard Marescot
Screenwriter: Yves Angelo, Honoré de Balzac, Jean Cosmos, Véronique Lagrange
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (Canada)
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo