Sommersby
Following the American Civil War, Laurel Sommersby tentatively welcomes home her husband, Jack, after years believing him lost to the conflict, only to find a man profoundly altered – softened, educated, and possessing a gentle demeanor strikingly unlike the harsh, taciturn man she once knew. Suspicion ripples through their small, post-Reconstruction Southern community as whispers of an imposter ignite, culminating in a tense courtroom drama fueled by racial tensions and deeply buried secrets. The film isn’t a whodunit focused on identifying a fraud, but a nuanced exploration of how we construct identities through memory and longing, and whether love can truly transcend a fractured past. It examines the possibility of reinvention and the inherent instability of self amidst the dramatic societal shifts of the era, ultimately asking if a transformed man is preferable to a cherished ghost.
Rolprentbesonderhede
- Regisseur
- Jon Amiel
- Vrystellingsdatum
- 1993-02-05
- Looptyd
- 109 min
- Gradering
- 6.4 / 10 (430)
Rolverdeling
- Jodie Foster
- Richard Gere
- Bill Pullman
