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Colonel Chabert (1994)
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Original name: Le Colonel Chabert
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Colonel Chabert has been severely wounded in the French-Russian Napoleonic war to the point that the medical examiner has signed his death certificate. When he regains his health and memory, he goes back to Paris, where his "widow", Anne has married the Count Ferraud and is financing his rise to power using Chabert's money. Chabert hires a lawyer to help him get back his money and his honor.
Style:
harsh, disturbing, talky, stylized, sentimental, serious, clever, bleak, romantic, psychological ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, betrayal, battles, war, military, haunted by the past, homecoming, aristocracy, missing person, life is a bitch, infidelity, wartime life, dishonesty, husband wife relationship, lawsuit, medieval, napoleonic era, classical music, lawyer, greed, identity, napoleon bonaparte, nobility, soldier, couples ...
Time:
19th century, year 1994, 1810s, 18th century, 1800s
Place:
france, paris france, europe, london, tokyo
Keyword:
dreams, french
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Duration: 240 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 394 min.
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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Story:
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