The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
- Directed by
- Karel Reisz
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, historical drama
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 244 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Victorian-era love story between a gentleman and a mysterious outcast woman with a scandalous past. Their affair is complicated by social conventions and their own internal conflicts.
romanticmelancholicbittersweetslow-burnintimateperiodintrospectivepoignant
What happens
The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 British romantic drama film directed by Karel Reisz, produced by Leon Clore, and adapted by the playwright Harold Pinter. It is based on The French Lieutenant's Woman, a 1969 novel by John Fowles. The music score is by Carl Davis and the cinematography by Freddie Francis. The film stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. Other featured actors include Hilton McRae, Peter Vaughan, Colin Jeavons, Liz Smith, Patience Collier, Richard Griffiths, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton, and Leo McKern. The film received five Oscar nominations. Streep was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Pinter for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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