The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Original title
- The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Year
- 1981
- Running time
- 119 min.
- Country
United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Harold Pinter. Novel: John Fowles
- Cast
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- Meryl Streep
- Jeremy Irons
- Hilton McRae
- Emily Morgan
- Charlotte Mitchell
- Leo McKern
- Lynsey Baxter
- Jean Faulds
- Peter Vaughan
- Colin Jeavons
- Liz Smith
- Patience Collier
- John Barrett
- Ben Forster
- David Warner
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
Juniper Films. Distributor: United Artists- Genre
- Drama. Romance | 19th Century. Film In Film. Romantic Drama
- Synopsis
- A film is being made of a story, set in 19th century England, about Charles, a biologist who's engaged to be married, but who falls in love with outcast Sarah, whose melancholy makes her leave him after a short, but passionate affair. Anna and Mike, who play the characters of Sarah and Charles, go, during the shooting of the film, through a relationship that runs parallel to that of their characters.
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- Awards
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1982: César Awards: Nominated Best Foreign Film1981: 5 Nominations Oscar: Actress (Streep), Editing, Costume Design, Screenplay adap., Art Direction1981: Golden Globes: Best Actress - Drama (Meryl Streep). 3 Nominations1981: BAFTA Awards: Best Actress (Streep), Sound & Music. 11 Nominations1981: David di Donatello Awards: Best Foreign Screenplay. 2 Nominations1981: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actress (Streep). 2 Nominations
- Critics' reviews
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"The French Lieutenant's Woman is one of the most civilized and provocative movies of the year, but it falls just short of greatness"
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"A rather poetic costume drama jarringly interrupted by bits of modern banality"
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"The film's beauty is dazzling. It stands with—or perhaps a little ahead of—Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon and Roman Polanski's Tess"
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