The Amorous Corporal

The Amorous Corporal
Directed by	Robert Darène
Written by	Gabriel Arout Robert Darène
Based on	the novel La Bigorne, caporal de France by Pierre Nord,
Starring	François Périer Rossana Podestà
Cinematography	Pierre Lhomme Marcel Weiss
Music by	Guy Magenta
Release date	1958 (1958)
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]

Plot

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.[1]

References

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

External links

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