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La chambre des officiers (2001)
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26 September 2001 (France) morePlot:
The first days of WWI. Adrien, a young and handsome lieutenant, is wounded by a piece of shrapnel. He... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
utterly compelling moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eric Caravaca | ... | Adrien |
| Denis Podalydès | ... | Henri |
| Grégori Derangère | ... | Pierre |
| Sabine Azéma | ... | Anaïs |
| André Dussollier | ... | The surgeon |
| Isabelle Renauld | ... | Marguerite |
| Géraldine Pailhas | ... | Clémence |
| Jean-Michel Portal | ... | Alain |
| Guy Tréjan | ... | The minister |
| Xavier De Guillebon | ... | Louis |
| Catherine Arditi | ... | Adrien's mother |
| Paul Le Person | ... | Adrien's grandfather |
| Circé Lethem | ... | Adrien's sister |
| Elise Tielrooy | ... | Nurse Cécile |
| Agathe Dronne | ... | Adrien's future wife |
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France:U | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15Fun Stuff
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Anachronisms: When Adrien is passing through the village there is a British 18-pounder field gun visible in the background. The British were not involved in the fighting yet at this stage. The French relied almost exclusively on their "75s" and almost certainly did not use British guns. moreFAQ
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The Officer's Ward is compelling insight into the horrors of The Great War which will have you rivetted to the screen.
Eric Caravaca is the engineer in the French army who's face is badly disfigured by a bomb blast at the outset of the First World War.
Destined to spend the rest of the war in a Paris hospital where doctors attempt to reconstruct his face, the film focuses on his thoughts, experiences, relationships with other patients in a similar situation, and his struggle for acceptance by his family and society.
Where in the wrong hands the film could have ended up a soppy and sentimental mess, Francois Dupeyron handles proceedings with sensitivity, dignity, and not does not rely on the initial extent of his injuries for shock value. We don't see his face for nearly an hour into the film, so the only indication as to the extent of his injuries is from the reactions of the hospital staff.
Good performances all round, and a stirring condemnation of warfare, and salute to the power of the human spirit
8 out of 10