The Amorous Corporal Explained

The Amorous Corporal
Director:	Robert Darène
Based On:	the novel La Bigorne, caporal de France by Pierre Nord,
Starring:	François Périer Rossana Podestà
Music:	Guy Magenta
Cinematography:	Pierre Lhomme Marcel Weiss
Language:	French

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]

Cast

• François Périer as La Bigorne
• Rossana Podestà as Bethi
• Robert Hirsch as Boisrose
• Jean Lefebvre as Potirond
• Jean Carmet as Balluché
• Henri Cogan as Tom Wright

Reception

The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism.^[4]

External links

• • The Amorous Corporal at BFI
• The Amorous Corporal at Letterbox DVD

Notes and References

1. Book: Jon Cowans. Empire Films and the Crisis of Colonialism, 1946–1959. 15 May 2015. JHU Press, 2015. 978-1421416410. 68–9.
2. Pierre Lhomme, legendary French cinematographer, dies at 89 Iran Daily 6 July 2019.
3. News: 'Swingers' Films Set for Cable TV. Los Angeles Times. May 10, 1973. 34.
4. Book: Jon Cowans. Empire Films and the Crisis of Colonialism, 1946–1959. 15 May 2015. JHU Press, 2015. 978-1421416410. 68–9.