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15 August 2021

Le Retour de Martin Guerre (1982)


The Return of Martin Guerre
is pretty wonderful. First, it's beautifully acted by Gérard Depardieu and Nathalie Baye, and it's gorgeously designed. The costumes and the production design are both exquisite. Let me just say again, Nathalie Baye is fabulous in this. It's a nuanced, gentle, surprising performance.

The plot is well known, since it is a sort of famous fable of a sixteenth-century man who comes back after a very long time away. And this retelling of the story must surely be the most accomplished there is. It's just excellent.

I watched this on DVD, but I think it is available to stream on TUBI.

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