The Amorous Corporal
The Amorous Corporal () is a 1958 French adventure-comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Darène. Loosely based on the novel "La Bigorne, caporal de France" by Pierre Nord, it is set in eighteenth-century Madagascar. It was the first cinematography credit for Pierre Lhomme. It aired on cable TV in the US in 1973 as part of a package of non-English language movies called "Movies for Swingers". Reception. The film has been widely criticized for its apologetic tones towards colonialism.