A Brilliant Conflict

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

This documentary gives a intriguing insight into the process of writing, rehearsing and staging a musical. "Martin Guerre", written by the composer team of Alain Boublil and Claude Michel Schoenberg (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon), offers an absorbing story combined with very haunting music. To get a glimpse of what the rehearsals for this underrated musical show must have been like, and to have the composers, the producer, and other people involved comment about the production, is definitely a good reason for trying to get hold of the videotape. The only sad thing about this "making of" is that it cannot capture ALL of Martin Guerre within its 70 minutes length. Unfortunately, the complete show has never been released on video or DVD. This fact makes a look behind the scenes - as one gets it here - even more precious.