Adaptation of a novella by Balzac, this dealt with the adventures of an officer with the French army in Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Egypt. He gets separated from his unit, ends up in Petra and has a love affair with a leopard.
Superb use of locations. Excellent sound design which actually propelled the story. Main character was an arrogant jerk, typifying the European attitudes toward Arab culture at the time.
This was a beautiful looking film, unique, engaging, very nicely done.
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