Film1993109 min

Sommersby

Name: Sommersby
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1993
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Jodie Foster, Richard Gere, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Lanny Flaherty

Taste attributes: dramamysteryromancethrillerunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"She knew his face. His touch. His voice. She knew everything about him... But the truth."

Boxlist takeEmotional and weighty: a layered thriller. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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6.3 /10

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Set in the south of the United States just after the Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband Jack, believed killed in the Civil War. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart...

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