7.1
“She was lost from the moment she saw him.”
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
August 28, 19812h 4mEN
6.4
238 votes
Overview
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Director
Karel ReiszWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$2.7M
Production Companies
Juniper Films
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0Usually if there are two separate timelines featured in a story, the director tries to ensure that we cannot readily distinguish between one that might be true and one that might be artificial. It's the complete opposite that really works well here as we mingle the story of an 18th century woman living within the constraints of high Victorian society with a more profligate 1970s one. To fit out the earlier scenario, we meet the shy "Sarah" (Meryl Streep) who is rebounding from a liaison with the titular French lieutenant by having an even less suitable assignation with the altogether more dece…
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