chilly and alienate adaptation of rebecca west book about an army captain return from duty in wwii with his memory impaired ( now there an original idea . ) . it seem he remember old flame glenda jackson but not current wife julie christie and which should be enough to set off some emotional spark . this extremely well cast soaper bring together leading man alan bat with director alan bridge and co star jackson and christie and ann margret and and ian holm and but the burner be all on low . there be a handful of good scene ( particularly whenever jackson be on screen ) and but bridge pace be unrelievedly sluggish and the film dull out color be enervate . long on the shelf and this soldier be best left forgotten . half from .