The French lieutenant's woman / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists ; a Karel Reisz production ; Juniper Films ; screenplay by Harold Pinter ; produced by Leon Clore ; directed by Karel Reisz.

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A parallel narrative of a Victorian-era gentleman and the social outcast he risks everything to love, and of the contemporary actors cast in those roles and immersed in their own forbidden affair.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:French lieutenant's woman (Motion picture)
Criterion collection ; 768.
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Film distributor)
United Artists Corporation (Film distributor)
Juniper Films (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Reisz, Karel (Film director)
Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008 (Screenwriter)
Clore, Leon (Film producer)
Streep, Meryl (Actor)
Irons, Jeremy, 1948- (Actor)
McKern, Leo, 1920-2002 (Actor)
Baxter, Lynsey, 1961- (Actor)
Collier, Patience, 1910-1987 (Actor)
McRae, Hilton, 1949- (Actor)
Morgan, Emily (Actor) (Actor)
Vaughan, Peter, 1923-2016 (Actor)
Wilton, Penelope, 1946- (Actor)
Gorton, Assheton (Production designer)
Davis, Carl, 1936- (composer (expression))
Bloom, John, 1935- (Editor of moving image work)
Francis, Freddie, 1917-2007 (director of photography.)
Fowles, John, 1926-2005
Christie, Ian, 1945- (interviewee (expression))
Bolton, Lucy (Writer of supplementary textual content)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English audio with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Edition:Two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 768.
Subjects:
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
Lyme Regis (England) > Drama.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Actors > Drama.
Fowles, John, > 1926-2005 > Film adaptations.
Manners and customs.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
England.
England > Lyme Regis.
1800 - 1899
Romance films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Romance films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + folded poster.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A parallel narrative of a Victorian-era gentleman and the social outcast he risks everything to love, and of the contemporary actors cast in those roles and immersed in their own forbidden affair.
Note:Widescreen.
Based on the book 'The French lieutenant's woman' by John Fowles.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Accompanied by folded poster with essay by film scholar Lucy Bolton.
Special features: Disc 1: Trailer. Disc 2: Ian Christie (the film scholar appraises the cinematic and literacy achievements of the film); The South Bank Show (1981 episode of London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show examines the film and features interviews with novelist John Fowles, screenwriter Harold Pinter, and director Karel Reisz); Emotional uncertainties (31 min. documentary, actors Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep and editor John Bloom discuss director Karel Reisz and their experiences working on the film); Carl Davis (the composer talks about his score for the film).
Call Number:PN1995.9.M27 F74 2015 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:1681430339
9781681430331
Credits:Production designer, Assheton Gorton ; music by Carl Davis ; editor, John Bloom ; director of photography, Freddie Francis.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, region 1, 1.85:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital monaural.
Cast:
Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern, Lynsey Baxter, Patience Collier, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan, Peter Vaughan, Penelope Wilton.