Le Colonel Chabert study guide - Film Education
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Le Colonel Chabert study guide - Film Education
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TEACHERS NOTES This <strong>study</strong> <strong>guide</strong> is aimed at students of A’ level French. The <strong>guide</strong> looks at the historical background of the film, the issues around adapting Balzac’s original text for film, the themes and critical approaches to adaptations in general and this film in particular. The <strong>guide</strong> uses sections of interviews with the director of the film and an excerpt from the screenplay. Where we have made reference to Balzac’s text, we have given page references from the <strong>Le</strong> Livre de Poche edition (1994). THE FILM ‘<strong>Le</strong> <strong>Colonel</strong> <strong>Chabert</strong>’, a film directed by Yves Angelo with the participation of Claude Rich, is based on a short story (nouvelle) written by Honore de Balzac in 1832. The film will be released at selected cinemas in the UK on April 21, 1995. It has a ‘PG’ certificate and runs for 111 minutes. MAIN CREDITS Technical credits Cast Director: Yves Angelo <strong>Chabert</strong> Gerard Dépardieu Producer: Jean-Louis Livi Countess Ferraud Fanny Ardant Screenplay Jean Cosmos, Derville Fabrice Luchini & adaptation: Yves Angelo Count Ferraud Andre Dussollier ©<strong>Film</strong> <strong>Education</strong> 1