Sommersby (1993)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 114 minuten
Country:
United States / France
Directed by: Jon Amiel
Stars: Richard Gere, Jodie Foster and Bill Pullman
IMDb score:
6,3 (24.715)
Releasedate: 5 February 1993
Sommersby plot
"She knew his face. His touch. His voice. She knew everything about him ... But the truth."
Shortly after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby barely manages to keep her husband Jack's farm going. She has learned that her husband Jack was killed in the war. Jack was a terribly clumsy man. So Laurel has mixed feelings when Jack does return from the front. When it turns out that he has changed from a monster to a gentle man, this leads to confusion among many people. But Laurel can't believe her luck.
Actors and actresses
Laurel Sommersby
John Robert Sommersby / Horace Townsend
Orin Meecham
Judge Barry Conrad Issacs
Buck
Reverend Powell
Travis
Little Rob
Esther
Joseph
Reviews & comments
IH88
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- 9770 messages
- 3190 votes
“You are not my husband!”
Sommersby does a lot of things very well. Gere and Foster are very strong individually (although I didn't believe in their love for a moment), the production design and cinematography are beautifully done and the bittersweet ending works great too. And James Earl Jones in a movie is always a big plus. The story is a bit weak, and is ultimately nothing more than a nickel novel. That's not a bad thing, but I had expected it all just a bit more realistic and raw. It's all a bit too good, and I prefer to see Foster in thrillers or dramas.
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gizzegiz
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- 483 messages
- 3173 votes
Beautiful story about love and honor in post-war America. Greatly portrayed by Foster and Gere. Don't let the age of this film hold you back; it stood the test of time with flying colours!
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scorsese
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- 13258 messages
- 11144 votes
Good film about a soldier from the war who returns to his wife after 6 years of absence. A beautiful story set right after the American Civil War. Nicely decorated and the community in which the film takes place is well portrayed. Two great roles from Richard Gere and Jodie Foster, and while there's no real chemistry involved, it adds to the ambiguity of their relationship here.
After a long time in the revision, the initial 4.0 stars seem just too ambitious.
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