feign ignorance so as to live for herself and her children. Arnaud is led to the gallows, repenting all the while. A voiceover closes the historical framework by mentioning that de Coras was executed some years later for his Protestant beliefs. Reception The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Book In 1983, a book of the same name was published by Natalie Zemon Davis, an American historian of early modern France and professor at Princeton University. She had served as a consultant and helped write the screenplay for the film. Remake and musical Sommersby is a 1993 Hollywood remake of the film in English, transposed to the American Civil War and starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster. A West End (London) musical produced by Cameron Mackintosh, Martin Guerre, was loosely based on the film with additional material from historical accounts. Again, the historical setting is transposed, in this case to the period of religious turmoil between the Huguenots and the Catholics in sixteenth century France. The first feature film from East Timor, A Guerra Da Beatriz ("Beatriz's War") was released in 2013. It is a re-telling of the story of Martin Guerre, but set in the 1980s, during the Indonesian occupation of Timor Leste. It stars Irim Tolentino, who co-wrote the script with the director, Bety Reis. Cast and roles Gérard Depardieu - "Martin Guerre" (Arnaud du Tilh) Nathalie Baye - Bertrande de Rols Maurice Barrier - Uncle Pierre Guerre Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu - Martin Guerre Isabelle Sadoyan - Catherine Boëre Rose Thiéry - Raimonde de Rols Chantal Deruaz - Jeanne Maurice Jacquemont - Judge Rieux Roger Planchon - Jean de Coras Dominique Pinon - Antoine Philippe Babin - Jacques Valérie Chassigneux - Guillemette Adrien Duquesne - Sanxi Guerre Tchéky Karyo - Augustin Awards Nominee Best Costume Design Academy Award (Anne-Marie Marchand) Nominee Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA award Winner Best Original Screenplay Cesar Award (Jean-Claude Carriere, Daniel Vigne} Winner Best Music Cesar Award (Michel Portal) Winner Best Production Design Cesar Award (Alain Negre} Nominee Most Promising Actor Cesar Award {Dominique Pinon) Winner Best Foreign Film National Board of Review Winner Best Actor National Society of Film Critics (Gérard Depardieu) Winner Best Foreign Film Kansas City Film Critics Circle Notes and links See also Middle Ages in film Microhistory References Bibliography Davis, Natalie Zemon. The Return of Martin Guerre.