Sommersby (1993)
- Directed by
- Jon Amiel
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film, historical film
- Country
- France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 430 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman's husband returns from the Civil War changed. She starts to suspect he is not the man she married. As she investigates his true identity, she finds herself falling in love with him.
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What happens
Sommersby is a 1993 period romantic drama film directed by Jon Amiel from a screenplay by Nicholas Meyer and Sarah Kernochan, adapted from the historical account of the 16th-century French peasant Martin Guerre. Based on the 1982 French film The Return of Martin Guerre, the film stars Richard Gere and Jodie Foster, with Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Clarice Taylor, Frankie Faison, and R. Lee Ermey in supporting roles. Set in the Reconstruction era, it depicts a farmer returning home from the American Civil War, with his wife beginning to suspect that he is an impostor while also falling in love with him. Sommersby was released in the United States on February 5, 1993, by Warner Bros. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and chemistry of its lead actors, as well as Danny Elfman's musical score, and was a box office success, grossing over $140 million worldwide on a budget of $30 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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