The Officer's Ward Reviews

Basically, it is once again one of those really obscure French movies which almost no one has seen here on Listal. If I recall correctly, back then, I bought a very cheap dvd box with 4 movies including this flick so I thought I should give it a shot. Eventually, I really loved it and it was once again the proof that the French can really deliver some really solid war dramas. To be honest, Dupeyron is not really one of the greatest French directors I know but his directing was really efficient here. Of course, the story feels really similar to ‘The English Patient’ but it was less romantic and more realistic in my opinion (I still preferred ‘The English Patient’ though) so both movies are similar but not identical. It also reminded me of ‘Johnny got his gun’, a movie I should seriously re-watch some day. Anyway, in my opinion, it is easily one of the best WWI features I have ever seen and there were some really interesting characters thanks to a great French cast with André Dussolier and Sabine Azéma. To conclude, even though it is quite obscure, it is actually a really good war drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.