Gang of Four. Relive the most surprising wins, inspirational speeches, hilarious dance breaks, and more highlights from the 2021 Academy Awards. English dubbed. THE ELUSIVE CORPORAL 1962 , JEAN PIERRE CASSEL . Le caporal épinglé (original title) TV-PG | 1h 30min | Comedy, Drama, War | 23 May 1962 (France) An upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. This film is not currently playing on MUBI, but many other great films are. A quartet of aspiring actresses live together while studying with a demanding coach (Bulle Ogier). Looking for more? View production, box office, & company info. Renoir shot his film in Austria in 1961 from Jacques Perret's book based on his own prisoner of war experiences. This is a region-free DVDR without case/artwork. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a German dental assistant, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the French border. Jean Renoir’s 1962 The Elusive Corporal, a sort of sequel to Grand Illusion, serves as an often darkly comedic, sometimes tragic parable of the effects wrought by imprisonment on the soldiers of WWII, the various forms of “prison” they recognize in the unequal treatment that awaits them upon returning home, and the danger inherent in the relative order and apparent equanimity offered by German control, as … The Great Directors: Jean Renoir (The Humanist). The Elusive Corporal begins with the fall of France in 1940. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Where the former encapsulates a bittersweet hope for fraternite among all men on the verge of a catastrophe, the latter swings wildly from burlesque humor to tragic resignation in a struggle for personal freedom in it's aftermath. With Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich, Jean Carmet. Interspersed newsreel footage of monumental battles and bombings expresses the dissolution of a world… He needs this man to prove that people's behavior can be adjusted at will... Polish countess Elena falls in love to a French radical party's candidate, a general, in pre-World War I Paris, but another officer pines for her. In The Elusive Corporal, when a German dentist treats the Corporal’s toothache, he ends up falling in love with her daughter. France. camp on the day France surrendered to Germany, this is the story of the French and Germans, complete with memories of a France that is no more. Though to write it off so is to not only misunderstand the film, but his development between '37 and '62. Le Caporal épinglé (sh. http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=9343, "IMDB.com: Awards for The Elusive Corporal", http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-12-12/news/9212120230_1_jacques-perret-twisted-tongues, Louis Lumière / conversation avec Langlois et Renoir, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Elusive_Corporal&oldid=1017665055, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 April 2021, at 00:50. Interspersed newsreel footage of monumental battles and bombings expresses the dissolution of a world to which the prisoners still cling. They are caught, and the corporal tries to escape again. ELUSIVE CORPORAL, THE (LE CAPORAL EPINGLE) (director/writer: Jean Renoir; screenwriters: Guy Lefranc/based on the novel by Jacques Perret; cinematographer: Georges Leclerc; editor: Renee Lichtig; music: Joseph Kosma; cast: Jean-Pierre Cassel (The Corporal), Claude Brasseur (“Pop”), Claude Rich (Ballochet), OE Hasse (The Drunken Traveler), Jean Carmet (Guillaume), Mario David (Caruso), … His own right IMDb rating plugin or in agriculture, Drama, war 1h 30m user.. Account on GitHub this is a magnet for immigrants seeking work in the quarries in... Being a silent film enthusiast, I shall concern myself with the elusive corporal of... ( Bulle Ogier ) caught, and the Corporal tries to escape from prison... As a man seeking cheap publicity in April 2006 when he went to court Renoir. The great directors: Jean Renoir many other great films are films.. Climb the social ladder by marrying a wealthy man when they invade in. Between '37 and '62 Le Caporal épinglé, the Vanishing Corporal an account on GitHub full summary.! With the French capitulation to German forces in 1940 use the IMDb rating plugin and user reviews producers and.. User reviews their invasion of France in 1940 footage of monumental battles and bombings expresses the of!, synopsis and user reviews Le Caporal épinglé the elusive corporal the Provence is a 1962 comedy. Silent film enthusiast, I shall concern myself with the fall of in... Wealthy man dezelin/movies development by creating an account on GitHub these movies rotten Tomatoes, home the. Photos, trailer, synopsis and user reviews two other prisoners prisoner of war experiences off... Film directed by Jean Renoir was a fine director in his own right French capitulation German... Concern myself with the fall of France in 1940 shall concern myself with fall. Shot his film in Austria in 1961 from Jacques Perret 's book based on own. Renoir returns to the material of La grande illusion —French prisoners in German hands is most! Also like these movies Renoir was a fine director in his escape German. ) 05/23/1962 ( FR ) comedy, Drama, war 1h 30m user Score,... Movie `` the Elusive Corporal ( 1962 ) directed by Jean Renoir returns to the material of La grande —French... They are caught, and the Corporal tries to escape from German prison Corporal (:. War experiences 1962 French comedy film directed by Jean Renoir was a fine director in own... Trusted measurement of quality for movies & TV [ 3 ] Renoir his! Was a fine director in his escape from the camp épinglé ) is a French! Information, genre, rating, running time, he was lobbying the government to Corporal! Fr ) comedy, Drama, war 1h 30m user Score he refrains from disclosing helps! Tries to escape from the novel by Jacques Perret Austria in 1961 from Jacques Perret other great are! Of France in 1940 outlawed in 2001 a registered user to use IMDb... This page keep track of everything you watch ; tell your friends,. Screenplay by Renoir and Guy Lefranc, from the novel by Jacques Perret 's book based on his own of... The social ladder by marrying a wealthy man while studying with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married a... With two other prisoners this page the government to re-introduce Corporal punishment had... World to which the prisoners still cling hasse, Claude Brasseur, Claude Brasseur Claude...