The Amorous Corporal

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The Amorous Corporal
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Directed byRobert Darène
Written byGabriel Arout
Robert Darène
Based onthe novel La Bigorne, caporal de France by Pierre Nord,
StarringFrançois Périer
Rossana Podestà
CinematographyPierre Lhomme
Marcel Weiss
Music byGuy Magenta
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
LanguageFrench

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]

It was the first cinematography credit for Pierre Lhomme.[2]

It aired on cable TV in the US in 1973 as part of a package of non-English language movies called "Movies for Swingers".[3]

Reception

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The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism.[1]

References

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  2. ^ Pierre Lhomme, legendary French cinematographer, dies at 89 Iran Daily 6 July 2019.
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