colonel chabert be one of the best adaptation from novel to screen i have see in the movie . it combine the realism of french cinema with excellent characterisation and from depardieu lose chabert to fabrice luchini proud lawyer to fanny ardant complex widow . the movie have wonderful dimension and a you might expect from a top cinematographer such a yves angelo . the character keep this movie in gear and although a bit slow in the beginning and pick up pace and be a fine movie by the time it reach the finish .