The Return of Martin Guerre

The Return of Martin Guerre

Truth and falsehood have both alike countenances...

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Release Date

5/14/1982

Runtime

107 mins

Overview

Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A grave, intimate examination of desire and deception in a 16th-century village, where the reappearance of a supposedly dead husband becomes a slow-burning mystery of who people choose to believe, and why. The film moves with the patience of a legal proceeding, weighing truth against longing until the ground beneath certainty crumbles.

Mood

ContemplativeTenseMelancholicWistful

Themes

IdentityBetrayalMemoryJustice

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Framed flashback

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