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Colonel Chabert

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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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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 19, 2005 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Rated: 4/5 Jun 11, 2004 Full Review Jeanne Aufmuth Palo Alto Weekly Rated: 2/4 May 14, 2003 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Thought-provoking French psycholgical thriller. Aug 26, 2002 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member great script, great direction, great cinematography, great music and above all tremendous acting Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Jean-Louis Livi
Screenwriter
Yves Angelo, Honoré de Balzac, Jean Cosmos, Véronique Lagrange
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo