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Officer's Ward [2002]
from Optimum Home Entertainment
starring Eric Caravaca, Denis Podalydès, Grégori Derangère, Sabine Azéma, André Dussollier
directed by François Dupeyron

Features:

• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• Back to life
  Based on the award-winning novel by Marc Dugain, La Chambre des Officiers aka The Officers' Ward barely made a ripple outside France, but it's one of the best films about World War One made in recent years despite its young hero Adrien (Eric Caravaca) never even reaching the frontline before he suffers horrify disfiguring injuries. Much of the early part of the film is shot from his point-of-view in his hospital bed, his injuries unseen, avoiding the very worst of his disfigurement while making its severity... more info

• My review
  One of the best films dealing with the effects of war. The main character is a French officer, maimed in the first days of the Great War. The story centres on his time in a military hospital,how he copes with his disfigurement and the attitudes of others around him.
  It is a very moving film and should be watched by everybody.

• Hypnotic and deeply moving
  A stunning, hypnotic, deeply moving film. Since I bought the DVD I've watched it several times and it just gets better.
  Yes, some viewers will find it slow, but how could it move quickly when it's about people inching their way back to normal life? This isn't a 'bang-bang kiss kiss' adventure story, the patients aren't heroes, they're just average men (and one woman), yet their battle against the pain of disfigurement and rejection is heroic. The nurse is a woman you might meet any day, yet the way she... more info

• A Beautiful Film
  The Officer's ward is a film which captures a viewer from start to finish. Its gentle style is beautiful and adds to the sensitive treatment of the subject of a soldier's recovery from injuries recieved during WWI. Eric Caravaca plays the role subtly and treats the role of the injured soldier with great respect. It is a wonderful French film and I would recommend it even for those who don't usually enjoy foreign films. A great purchase!

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