Histoire du caporal

7.0(0)19841h 40m1

A quiet French peasant has spent three years as a corporal on the front lines in World War I, and one day he cannot take it anymore and goes AWOL, escaping into the Alps in the southeast of France. He first takes leave of his wife before heading into the mountains and manages to survive in the breathtaking, vast landscape while using all the knowledge and wiles under his command. Even though the area around him is fairly isolated, another deserter arrives on the scene -- but he cannot take the solitude and leaves. As the peasant diligently works at his own survival, the police from the region know he is hiding out somewhere within their jurisdiction, and so his future is anything but secure. This subdued, pacifist film strives for distance rather than emotional involvement, so as to present a pacifist cause as reasonably as possible, but as a consequence, the routine of the deserter's existence verges on a grinding boredom.

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FR

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  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1984

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Histoire du caporal was released on 1 January 1984.
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Who directed Histoire du caporal?
Histoire du caporal (1984) was directed by Jean Baronnet.
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Histoire du caporal runs for 1h 40m.

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