The French Lieutenant's Woman behind the scenes gags

The French Lieutenant's Woman

The director is very proud of the white house where Sara and Charles meet again at the end of the film. The house has excellent lighting and is simple and bright, so that the building itself can make the audience feel emotionally. .
In the original film, there is also a panoramic view of the forest near Lyme taken from a helicopter, which is very magnificent. Later, the director felt that it had little relevance to the story itself, so he deleted it .
The shooting location, Lymerichs, is where John Fowles, the original author of the novel, lives, and he lives not far from the seawall in the classic retro look. .
Although the original novel is very popular, the film still encountered financial difficulties during the filming stage. Until it was confirmed that Meryl will star, the actress who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress helped a lot in financing the film. .
The scene Sarah confided to Charles in the film was filmed for two days, using surround shots. Because I was shooting in a wooded wood, it was very difficult to coordinate the light. Sara's monologue in the film is 5 pages long in the script. It took more than ten days just to rehearse .
This is the first movie shot by Jeremy John Irons. The director hopes to find an actor who has the temperament of a Victorian gentleman .
In order to perform well in the female teacher of the Victorian period in the film, Meryl thought that she must have a good accent, so she spent a lot of time reading Eliot's poems and Austin's novels every day. Until you talk to a close friend and the other party can't tell that he is Meryl Streep .
At the 1982 Oscars ceremony , the same excellent "The French Lieutenant's Woman" was sacrificed under the influence of the American film " On Golden Pond " and the British film " Carros de fuego ". (Not awarded)