THE DOG, THE GENERAL AND THE BIRDS

by Francis Nielsen (France, 2003, 1h15)

Setting Moscow aflame by releasing a flight of birds with flaming wings over the city roofs: with this brilliant idea, a young Russian General becomes a national hero by persuading Napoleon to flee.  Now an old man, he is still paying dearly for that moment of glory. But his encounter with a stray dog offers him the chance to rehabilitate himself.