--- product_id: 65844668 title: "Sommersby [VHS]" brand: "richard gerejodie fosterjon amiel" price: "£13.01" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/65844668-sommersby-vhs store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Sommersby [VHS] **Brand:** richard gerejodie fosterjon amiel **Price:** £13.01 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sommersby [VHS] by richard gerejodie fosterjon amiel - **How much does it cost?** £13.01 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/65844668-sommersby-vhs) ## Best For - richard gerejodie fosterjon amiel enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted richard gerejodie fosterjon amiel brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Sommersby [VHS] ## Images ![Sommersby [VHS] - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41BABBD27KL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Sommersby - DVD *by K***. on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2018* A well made drama with good performances from Richard Gere and Jodie Foster that’s one of those films from back in the 1990’s I remember originally coming out and still like.In the wake of the American Civil war John ‘Jack’ Sommersby returns home to his town and wife. His town welcomes him but his wife, to whom he had been a difficult husband, is warier. Over time, set against the backdrop of the reconstruction period after the war, Sommersby leads a plan to bring prosperity back to the area. Until he is arrested for murdering a man when he was away. But alongside this, doubts expressed about the ‘new’ Jack Sommersby lead his wife to wonder if the man who came back is actually her husband at all or actually an imposter.There may be an element that parts of the story are never really in much doubt, but the story is well enough built and the film builds to an affecting (maybe slightly emotionally manipulated) finale. It’s not a flash blockbuster, but it’s a good Sunday afternoon type film. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ You and this child are in danger of spending eternity in everlasting damnation! *by S***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2013* Directed by Jon Amiel, Sommersby is adapted from the historical account of 16th Century French peasant Martin Guerre. It was previously filmed as The Return of Martin Guerre in 1982. It stars Richard Gere, Jodie Foster and Bill Pullman. Music is by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Philippe Rousselot.In simple terms the film is about a man (Jack Sommersby) who went off to war and was presumed dead by his wife (Laurel) and the village folk of the village where he lived. Some 9 years later he returns a changed man, back in the marital bed and a hero to the village. But then questions start to crop up and it becomes a possibility that this man may not after all be who he claims to be. Sounds bizarre for sure, yet it's a true story, and a fascinating one at that.For this American version we get top line production values across the board, with the film propelled with grace and skill by Gere and Foster in the lead roles of Jack and Laurel Sommersby. Director Amiel rightly uses the slow burn approach, a consideration to the art of story telling. This draws the viewer firmly into the post Civil War period and lets us get to know the principal players and their surroundings.The core narrative thrust is a moving romance, one consistently under pressure of a mystery to be proved or disproved. But there's also economic issues to hand, very much so, and the vile stench of racism still hangs in the air. There's a lot going on in Sommersby and it never sags because of it. Also refreshing that in spite of some critical grumblings in some quarters, the ending is potent and not very Hollywood at all.It's not flawless and although it's based on a true story, some suspension of disbelief is needed as regards physical appearance of Jack and his means and motives. Yet this is a lovely film, simple in story telling structure, beautifully photographed and performed, it very much feels and plays like a classic era period piece. 8/10 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Watched for about the 4th time. *by D***G on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2018* One of my favourite films of all time and it doesn't date. 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