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Fort Saganne is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve, and Sophie Marceau. Based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Louis Gardel, the film is about a soldier of humble beginnings who volunteers for service in the Sahara in 1911. After falling in love with the beautiful young daughter of the regional administrator, he is ordered to go on missions in the desert, where he engages in several successful campaigns and experiences severe loneliness. Later, while on a diplomatic mission to Paris, he has a brief affair with a journalist. Returning to Africa, he leads a gallant defense against a feared sultan and is awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. He returns to his home a national hero and marries the young girl he's not forgotten, but their happiness is interrupted by the onset of World War I.

Plot

In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne (Gérard Depardieu) enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh (Philippe Noiret). Saganne attracts the attentions of Madeleine (Sophie Marceau), the daughter of the regional administrator. In the Sahara, Saganne earns the respect of the Arabs, including Amajan, an independent warrior. After several campaigns, Saganne travels to Paris on a diplomatic mission. After having an affair with a journalist in Paris, Saganne returns to Africa, where he leads a valliant defense against Sultan Omar. He is awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and marries Madeleine. The onset of World War I puts his success and happiness at risk.

Cast

Production

Reception

Box office

At the time of its production, Fort Saganne was France's biggest-budget film.^[3] The film earned 2,157,767 admissions in France.^[4]

Critical response

At the time of its theatrical release, the film received mixed reviews. In Variety magazine, the reviewer observed that the film "is often fine in its large-scale reconstruction of a time and place and a mentality, but falters in its attempts to inscribe well-detailed characters in its wide-screen canvas."^[6] The reviewer also found the romantic relationships depicted in the film to be underdeveloped.

In her review in Allmovie, Eleanor Mannikka gave the film three out of fivstars, noting that the "sweep of this epic skims over the qualities that transformed Saganne from an ordinary officer to a great military leader."^[7] Mannikka concluded:

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6614 |title=Fort Saganne |accessdate=14 February 2014 |work=JPbox}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1171/year/1984.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Fort Saganne |accessdate=25 June 2009|work=Festival-Cannes}}
3. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Fort_Saganne_rev.html |title=Films de France: Fort Saganne |accessdate=1 December 2009|work=Films de France}}
4. ^¹{{cite web|title=Fort Saganne |work=JP's Box-office |date= |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=6614&affich=france |accessdate=8 November 2012}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Locations for Fort Saganne |work=Internet Movie Database |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087284/locations |accessdate=10 November 2012}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|title=Fort Saganne |work= |publisher=Variety |date=1984 |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117791038?refcatid=31 |accessdate=9 November 2012}}
7. ^¹{{cite web|last=Mannikka |first=Eleanor |title=Fort Saganne (1984) |publisher=Allmovie |url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/fort-saganne-v136406 |accessdate=9 November 2012}}
8. ^¹{{cite web|title=Awards for Fort Saganne |publisher=Internet Movie Database |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087284/awards |accessdate=9 November 2012}}

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