Capitaine Conan by B.Tavernier:
Captaine Conan by B.Tavernier is certainly a great moie. The story takes place during the WW1 in the French's army. French's army go into European West and notably Romania, the Balkans, up to Russia. One of the officer , Captan Conan led a special force composed of murderes,criminals. This special force group commites sneak attacks and kills the foes by hand. In Budapest they are bored and commite criminal action..
When I saw this movie, I was fascineted by the way war scenes are filmed.
Tavernier films "craggy" landscape in the Balkans to give the impression of a busy war.
The special's effect as canon shoot, bombs add to this fabulous spectacle.
On top of that, the director dwells on this dark period with dim scene. It participates in the tragic atmosphere and certainly in the total realism of this movie.
It obviously an emergency in the French army and its hypocrisies. Its silly organisation critisized throught commandant Bouvier, a stupid man. Actors are exellent for instance P.Torreton as Captain Conan with his witty eloquence.
This is a magnificient movie in spite of the lack of communication about the context which losts spectactors.
Briefly by this movie Tavernier fullfills a successful career. This movie as La princesse de Montpensier occurs in the margins of history.
It is why he declared " I want to film histor at man size"
