1981 · drama · romance
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Directed by Karel Reisz2h 4m1981
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
Our read: The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / romance, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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