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Fort Saganne

1984 · 180 min

A sweeping, slow-burning historical epic that immerses you in desert grandeur and personal longing, with a melancholic weight.

Directed by: Alain Corneau
Genres: War, Drama, History
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve

Overview: In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.

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Directed by: Alain Corneau
Genres: War, Drama, History
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
love
isolation
colonialism
war
Places: wilderness
big city
military
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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