Talk:Martin Guerre

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[edit] old talk

GUI've always very much enjoyed the film Le Retour de Martin Guerre. But I'm not sure if a susbtantial amount of the plot it historical. There was a French film made in 1938 called Carrefour. The script was written by Hans Kafka and it is in essence the same story but in a contemporary setting. The film was then remade in Britain in 1940 as Dead Man's Shoes and then in Hollywood as Crosswords (1942). I don't think I've seen any of these films, but I wonder how much of the plot for Le Retour de Martin Guerre was taken from the Kafka script, or whether Kafka was influenced by the Martin Guerre story. Mintguy (T)

From reading the IMDB description of Carrefour, it seems to me that the plot is quite different, in that the main character returns from the war suffering from amnesia; the main point seems to be that he himself is not sure whether he is the right one or not. AxelBoldt 18:35, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] simpsons

The article took a long time to get around to saying why this French peasant is interesting for anything other than having a soap-opera plot for a life. I added a weak sentence but the intro still needs work. Also, is the Simpson's material relevant? The writers tend to be quite literate so I'm not ruling out a deliberate reference, but the plot similarities seems more likely to be a coincidence. Isomorphic 20:52, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)

No, the Simpsons reference is completely irrelevant. Both writers and showrunners have stated that the show is NOT inspired by or a spoof on the Martin Guerre story. It should be deleted from the article. User:Anonymous

Agreed, removed. It even says so right in the text, which is sourced. -- Stbalbach 14:48, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] intro

Would anyone care to tell why the changes to the intro were reverted? The new one was in direct response to a criticism in WP:FAC; and see above. Absent any attempt at justification, re-reverting. Dandrake 19:39, Aug 31, 2004 (UTC)

Should have done my research first. Flying Rabbit is simply a vandal with a grudge against Isomorphic. Dandrake 19:50, Aug 31, 2004 (UTC)