Le pistonné

Jean-Pierre Marielle plays excellently here as a gaudy « Lieutenant » in the French Army, all too eager to become acquainted with Guy Bedos as a would-be Brigitte Bardot dear friend.

The scenes captured in Morocco are stunning with their blend of vividness and melancholia, as seen through the eyes of a young private longing only for his family and love in Paris.

It might be remindful also of Jacques Rosier insight into this lost generation's feelings of « appelés » without a meaningful goal to fight for.

The beginning is quite classical, with low-brow scenes reminiscent of anti-militaristic humor, soldiers'songs, and all the folklore of French military service, still existing when the movie was shot.