The Return of Martin Guerre
Encyclopedia
The Return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre) is a 1982 French
film
directed by Daniel Vigne and based on historical events in France during the 16th century. (See main article Martin Guerre
).
, an American
historian of early modern France. She had served as a consultant and helped write the screenplay for the film. She was a professor at Princeton University
.
was a 1993 United States remake of the film, set after the American Civil War
and starring Richard Gere
and Jodie Foster
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
directed by Daniel Vigne and based on historical events in France during the 16th century. (See main article Martin Guerre
Martin Guerre
Martin Guerre, a French peasant of the 16th century, was at the center of a famous case of imposture. Several years after the man had left his wife, child, and village, a man claiming to be Guerre arrived. He lived with Guerre's wife and son for three years. The false Martin Guerre was tried,...
).
Synopsis
The film depicts a case of imposture, in which after a war, a man appears in his home village several years after his departure to resume his life. The returnee provoked suspicions by former friends of his identity, but he was initially recognized and embraced by family and other friends because he seemed to know details of the life that only a native could know.Book
In 1983, a book of the same name was published by Natalie Zemon DavisNatalie Zemon Davis
Natalie Zemon Davis is a Canadian and American historian of the early modern period. She is currently a professor of history at the University of Toronto in Canada. Her work originally focused on France, but has since broadened to include other parts of Europe, North America, and the Caribbean...
, an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
historian of early modern France. She had served as a consultant and helped write the screenplay for the film. She was a professor at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
.
Remake
SommersbySommersby
Sommersby is a 1993 romantic drama film directed by Jon Amiel and starring Richard Gere, Jodie Foster, Bill Pullman and James Earl Jones.Set in the Reconstruction period following the U.S...
was a 1993 United States remake of the film, set after the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
and starring Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol...
and Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director, producer as well as a former child actress....
.
Cast and roles
- Gérard DepardieuGérard DepardieuGérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
- Arnaud de Tihl - Nathalie BayeNathalie BayeNathalie Marie Andrée Baye is a French film, television, and stage actress. After having dance and dramatic education, Baye began acting in 1970. She has appeared in more than 70 films. She won four César Awards for Sauve qui peut , Une étrange affaire , La Balance , and Le Petit Lieutenant...
- Bertrande de Rols - Maurice Barrier - Uncle Pierre Guerre
- Bernard-Pierre DonnadieuBernard-Pierre DonnadieuBernard-Pierre Donnadieu was a French actor.-Biography:Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu studied theater and film at the Sorbonne Paris III and began his career in film at the age of 25 by making appearances with acclaimed directors...
- Martin Guerre - Isabelle SadoyanIsabelle SadoyanIsabelle Sadoyan is a French actress. She was the wife of actor Jean Bouise. Her filmography includes films by Jeanne Moreau, Claude Chabrol, Claude Lelouch, Luc Besson, Jean-Luc Godard, Henri Verneuil, Bertrand Tavernier, Robert Kechichian and Krzysztof Kieślowski.-Filmography:* 1969 : Les...
- Catherine Boëre - Rose Thiéry - Raimonde de Rols
- Chantal Deruaz - Jeanne
- Maurice Jacquemont - Judge Rieux
- Roger PlanchonRoger PlanchonRoger Planchon , was a French playwright, director, filmmaker.-Biography:...
- Jean de Coras - Francis Arnaud -
- Philippe Babin - Jacques
- Axel Bogousslavsky -
- Valérie Chassigneux - Guillemette
- Neige Dolsky -
- Adrien Duquesne - Sanxi Guerre
- Gilbert Gilles -
- Tchéky KaryoTchéky Karyo-Early life:Karyo was born in Istanbul to a Greek mother and Sephardic-Jewish father and raised in Paris, France. He studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and later became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, playing many classical roles.-Career:...
- Augustin - Jean-Claude Perrin -
- Dominique PinonDominique PinonDominique Pinon is a French actor whose most famous roles have been in the films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Jean-Jacques Beineix. In the theatre, he has appeared in the plays of Gildas Bourdet, Jorge Lavelli and Valère Novarina...
- Antoine