The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
Directed by Daniel Vigne
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Period Film, Romantic Drama, Rural Drama |
Run Time - 122 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The Return of Martin Guerre is set in France during the Hundred Years' War. Imagining herself a widow, Nathalie Baye is astonished when her husband Gerard Depardieu returns after nine years. He looks like her husband and sounds like her husband, and certainly has a working knowledge of the couple's prior relationship. Still, neither Baye nor her neighbors can shake the notion that Depardieu is an imposter--especially since he's a much nicer and more responsible person than the man who marched off to war so long ago. Matters come to a head when the local magistrate sentences Depardieu to hang for his own murder. Return of Martin Guerre was the principal source for an American film, Sommersby (1993).
Characteristics
Keywords
husband-and-wife, identity, lookalike, murder, village, war, hometown
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance