The French Lieutenants Woman (DVD, UA/AFI O-Ring)

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In this dramatic film, director Karel Reisz and screenwriter Harold Pinter adapt the complex romantic novel by John Fowles, THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN. Set in 1867, Sarah Woodrough (Meryl Streep), a beautiful young woman, is condemned by society and driven into a deep melancholy because of her tragic affair with a French lieutenant. Fowles adds depth and texture to the story by including direct historical asides and scientific lessons by Charles Smithson (Jeremy Irons), a wealthy amateur paleontologist and follower of Charles Darwin. In addition, there is a film within the film in which modern-day (1981) characters Anna (Streep) and Mike (Irons) provide comments on the characters they're portraying, and a little history, but primarily provide a parallel story as they enter an adulterous affair of their own. The contrast between the Victorian and the contemporary affairs, at first jarring, is beautifully staged and photographed. Streep's two performances, as the passionate Sarah, with her beautiful head of pre-Raphaelite hair and as the cool, modern Anna, never converge; the distinctness of the division between the two characters symbolizes the almost unconscious perception that however distant a person feels from his repressed Victorian sexuality, it's still connected to him, as Darwin would say.

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UPC0027616866653
eBay Product ID (ePID)3373524

Product Key Features

ActorMeryl Streep, Jeremy Irons
EditionUa/Afi O-ring
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleFrench Lieutenant's Woman
DirectorKarel Reisz
FormatDVD
GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatUa/Afi O-ring
Leading RoleMeryl Streep, Jeremy Irons
Film CountryUSA

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  • Excellent Streep & Irons

    One of my favorite movies, early Meryl Streep & Jeremy Irons. Excellent movie, great cast, gorgeous scenery. Please note: closed captioning is French and Spanish, NOT English. Since I'm hard of hearing, bummer.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Very good movie. This disc played very w...

    Very good movie. This disc played very well. Thank you.

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  • The French Lieutenants Woman

    It was a good movie with great actors.

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  • daughter

    daughter replacing VHS, glad to get this movie in DVD she really likes it

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  • splendid novel, splendid film

    brilliant

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