Fragments of Antonin (2006)
"Les fragments d'Antonin" (original title)

Director:

Gabriel Le Bomin

Writer:

Gabriel Le Bomin

Stars:

Grégori Derangère, Anouk Grinberg, Aurélien Recoing

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Grégori Derangère	...	Antonin Verset
Anouk Grinberg	...	Madeleine Oberstein
Aurélien Recoing	...	Professeur Labrousse
Niels Arestrup	...	Professeur Lantier
Yann Collette	...	Capitaine Orlac
Laure Duthilleul	...	Marie
David Assaraf	...	Charles
Pascal Demolon	...	Lieutenant Ferrou
Jean-Baptiste Iera	...	Mazard
Richard Sammel	...	Jürgen
Vincent Crouzet	...	Le caméraman
Fred Epaud	...	Jean Chartreux
Pascal Elso	...	L'adjudant
Nicolas Giraud	...	Soldat Brunnel
Michaël Abiteboul	...	Masson

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | male nudity | soldier | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 November 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

Fragments of Antonin

Filming Locations:

Franche-Comté, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dragoonie Films, Les Productions Lederman, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

The carrier pigeon hunters

There were plenty of movies about WW1 in France .It really began with Gance's first version of "J'accuse" (1917-1918).The thirties movies were harsh depictions (" Les Croix de Bois") and it took Stanley Kubrik to show the horrors of the French army killing their own men as a deterrent for others ("Antonin" features such a scene).The "after the war" subject really began with Tavernier's remarkable "La Vie Et Rien d'Autre" and continued with such works as "La Chambre des Officiers".

"Les Fragments D'Antonin " tackled a subject which almost remained absent to this day.It is,in a certain way,some kind of sequel to "La Chambre Des Officiers" or 'Johnny Got His Gun" ; it tells the story of a soldier whose psyche was shot after all he had been through:Gregori Dérangère gives a stunning performance and the movie owes a lot to him,because the editing is not always convincing and sometimes fails to build a dramatic progression.The last picture is marvelous and the smile upon his face is a hope for the future ,maybe the promise that the black birds in his sky will be replaced by pigeons ...or doves.