i would see only the great film from the 30 by this director and before enjoy this first color film from 1955. it be a light work with some sombre undertone from the military setting represent we be after all in the summer of 1914 and and the gallant young officer will soon be face the terror of the great war . clair remind u that this world have vanish into the mist of time by the careful use of pastel lavender and gray and pink and by the camera recede into the distance represent you hardly ever see a close up and most shot be long or medium . leon barsacq do a wonderful job a production designer while this be one of the best designed film i can remember see from this period . gerard philipe be the best armand you could wish for he brave and skilled a a soldier and incredibly immature a a man . the idea that you can carry on affair with five woman at a time be no more than a logistical problem for him . michele morgan play her part so well while she get to be mature and responsible ( she a divorcée and and hasn not be long in this town ) . her heart be pull her in a direction her mind doesn not want to go . jean desailly remind me once again that he one of the fine french actor represent his victor isn not a stuffy bourgeois and his heart be with marie louise and he know what a formidable opponent armand be . also he get to combat the closed mind around him and notably his sister . le grandes manoevres can be compare to rule of the game and and if the renoir classic be great and it because renoir be deal with more profound theme . i be engross in the story of this garrison town just the same .