Jean is a proud spahi in the French army in North Africa. He loves Cora, a woman of the world and a man-eater.
André Heuzé, André de Lorde, Pierre Loti
France

Is this for you? If you like your dramas with a side of colonial-era melancholy and enough romantic yearning to fill a desert, sure. But if you get annoyed by characters making the exact wrong choice every single time they have a chance to breathe, you might want to skip it. It’s not exactly a light watch. It’s got th...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Michel Bernheim

Bruno Ziener
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"Is this for you? If you like your dramas with a side of colonial-era melancholy and enough romantic yearning to fill a desert, sure. But if you get annoyed by characters making the exact wrong choice every single time they have a chance to breathe, you might want to skip it. It’s not exactly a light watch. It’s got that heavy, dusty atmosphere that feels like it’s clinging to your clothes. 🌵 The Setup Jean is a spahi, which is basically just a fancy way of saying he’s a soldier who spends a l..."

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F. Martin Thornton

