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Sommersby

1993 · 109 min

A slow-burning romantic mystery that keeps you guessing about identity while tugging at your heart with its bittersweet tenderness.

Tagline
She knew his face. His touch. His voice. She knew everything about him ... But the truth.
Overview
Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly 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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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • deception
  • justice
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, mystery, romance
Directed by
Jon Amiel
Written by
Sarah Kernochan
Starring
Jodie Foster, Richard Gere, Bill Pullman, James Earl Jones, Lanny Flaherty, William Windom, Wendell Wellman, Brett Kelley
Music
Danny Elfman
Cinematography
Philippe Rousselot
Runtime
109 min
Country
France, United States of America
Languages
English

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