The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

  • Director: Karel Reisz
  • Writer: John Fowles,Harold Pinter,Karel Reisz
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Release date: October 16, 1981
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Die Geliebte des französischen Leutnants
  • "The French Lieutenant's Woman" is a feature film directed by Carol Reitz and starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy John Irons . The film was released in the United States on September 18, 1981.
    The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the British writer John Fowles. It tells the love story that Anna and Mike are both actors and the two play the male and female protagonists in the same movie   .

    Details

    • Release date October 16, 1981
    • Filming locations Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK
    • Production companies Juniper Films

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $26,890,068

    Gross worldwide

    $26,890,068

    Movie reviews

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    • By Pasquale 2022-12-31 14:26:41

      a perfect movie

      Let me turn to the film review I wrote in 2007:
          I watched this film in 2003, and I haven't reviewed it so far. But a lot of things have stayed in my mind and can't go away. I've been wanting to rewatch and write a movie review, but I just can't figure it out. Because to be honest, this movie is a really "perfect" movie in my mind, and I'm afraid that after watching it again, it will destroy that feeling, just like when you see an 18-year-old beauty for the first time. , perhaps...

    • By Will 2022-12-30 08:15:08

      Victorian restoration is very high

      The 2-hour movie is a pure art film. The Victorian era has a high degree of reduction. At that time, people had a look of incomplete evolution, and they still didn't believe in Darwin's theory of evolution? At that time, the society had very low tolerance for women and human rights, and now the completely unimaginable master-servant relationship is commonplace. The heroine is single and has a love history and is regarded as a bitch. At the end, she falsely claims to be a widow and is treated...

    • By Taryn 2022-12-28 12:18:24

      Love in time and space

      The biggest feature of this film is the interlaced time and space narrative. The Victorian era and modern times of "play within play" complement each other and advance together. Better deal with the commentary part of the novel. There are many symmetrical structures in the picture language: the opening is a long shot of Anna walking slowly on the bank, with a dim tone; the end is a long shot of Anna and the male protagonist rafting away together, with bright colors. When the Victorian...

    • By Adela 2022-12-28 08:49:34

      coat

      She had to wear the mantle of "the French lieutenant's woman" to find the man she hoped for.
      The man in the town, needless to say that she dislikes her, and she must be different from the women in the town. I forgot whether it was mentioned in the movie or in the original book. She was just dressing the French lieutenant's wound. The love affair that went on came to an abrupt end one day. She was still a virgin until the day before she went to bed with the male lead. She got herself into a...

    • By Lonnie 2022-12-26 16:25:07

      Two or three things


           To be honest, after watching this movie, I didn't really understand what it meant, so after watching it, I found some information on the Internet to understand this movie.
            The first time I watched this film, I watched it because the teacher asked me to write a scene analysis, and I only watched the short segment to be analyzed.
            It was more than a year later that I watched this movie again. When I watched it, it was as if I suddenly saw something delicious....

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    • By Marguerite 2023-09-06 21:23:08

      I don't like this kind of sadomasochism, whether it's to myself or to others ~ two endings ~ I feel weaker, but maybe that's what Harold Pinter...

    • By Taryn 2023-08-27 15:45:32

      The movie itself is a good movie. I just simply don’t like this story. The so-called woman who chased freedom is actually a selfish and groaning slut. The so-called man chasing true love is just an irresponsible slut who can’t control himself and is irresponsible. A perfect match, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to...

    • By Tyrel 2023-08-23 11:38:59

      British style, drama within drama, two performance heroes - the overall quality is not bad. However, the depiction of women is slightly outdated, and the subtleties of the plot are slightly scribbled. Using personal emotions to map the changes of the times is almost an ageless...

    • By Virgil 2023-08-13 11:09:25

      I know that screenwriters Pinter always do some fancy work, and works with a strong sense of form will use form to explain some problems. The old man always said that the times have changed, and the meaning of the words is also changing. Pinter's meaning should be The commonality between the former and the modern is far greater than the individuality, and the former even overplayed...

    • By Margarette 2023-08-06 03:06:57

      I saw you, you saw me, I called your name, and you came, stumbled by...

    Movie plot

    In 1979, a film crew came to the coastal town of Lyme in the south of England to shoot the film "The French Lieutenant's Woman".
    The story of this film takes place in the Victorian era more than one hundred years ago. At that time, a young gentleman who loves geological surveys, Charles ( Jeremy John Irons ), came to Lyme from London to visit the daughter of a wealthy businessman who had become engaged to him. Freeman ( Lynsey Baxter )...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    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...
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    The film is adapted from the 1969 best-selling novel of the same name by British writer John Fowles, "The French Lieutenant's Woman". Since this novel came out, it has attracted
    Many film directors tried to put it on the screen. However, faced with the problem of how to grasp multiple narrative frames and open endings (three completely different story endings), directors such as Fred Zinnemann, Richard Lester, and Mike Nichols ) And so...
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    In the film, Meryl Streep excellently grasped the inner feelings of the characters, and his wonderful acting skills won the praise of critics. Her unique charming temperament makes Sarah the character to get the most incisive embodiment, especially her glance back at Charles on the flood dike by the sea, which has become a classic moment.  . (Comment on "Appreciation of Chinese and Foreign Film and Television Works")
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    Movie quotes

    • Mrs. Poulteney: The post of companion requires a person of irreproachable moral character. I have my servants to consider.

    • Mrs. Poulteney: You speak French, I believe?

      Sarah: I do, ma'am.

      Mrs. Poulteney: I do not like the French.

    • Mrs. Poulteney: Mr Forsythe informs me that you - retain an attachment to a - foreign person. I have heard from the most impeccable witnesses that you're always to be seen at the same place when you're out. You stand on the Cobb and look to sea. I have been encouraged to believe that you're in a state of repentance; but, I must emphasize that such staring out to sea is provocative, intolerable, and sinful.

      Sarah: If you consider me unsuitable for this position, Mrs. Poulteney, do you wish me to leave the house?

      Mrs. Poulteney: I wish you to show - that this person - is expunged from your heart!

      Sarah: How am I to show it?

      Mrs. Poulteney: By not exhibiting your shame!