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The French lieutenant's woman
Uniform Title
French lieutenant's woman (Motion picture)
Title
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.
ISBN
1681430320
9781681430324
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded poster/booklet.
Notes
Based on the novel "The French lieutenant's woman" by John Fowles.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio).
Special features: trailer; 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). Insert includes an essay by film scholar Lucy Bolton.
Production designer, Assheton Gorton ; music by Carl Davis ; editor, John Bloom ; director of photography, Freddie Francis.
English audio with optional English subtitles.
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.
Variant and related titles
South Bank show (Television program). Selections.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 12, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 768
Credits
Production designer, Assheton Gorton ; music by Carl Davis ; editor, John Bloom ; director of photography, Freddie Francis.
Cast
Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern, Lynsey Baxter, Patience Collier, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan, Peter Vaughan, Penelope Wilton.
System details note
Blu-ray, widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Videorecording number
CC2519BD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Romance films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Romance films.
Also listed under
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. film distributor.
United Artists Corporation, film distributor.
Juniper Films, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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