The French lieutenant's woman /

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)
Other Authors: Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008 (Screenwriter), Irons, Jeremy, 1948- (Actor), Streep, Meryl (Actor), McKern, Leo, 1920-2002 (Actor), Baxter, Lynsey, 1961- (Actor), Collier, Patience, 1910-1987 (Actor), McRae, Hilton, 1949- (Actor), Morgan, Emily (Actor), Vaughan, Peter, 1923-2016 (Actor), Wilton, Penelope, 1946- (Actor), Davis, Carl, 1936- (composer (expression)), Francis, Freddie, 1917-2007 (director of photography.), Fowles, John, 1926-2005, Christie, Ian, 1945- (interviewee (expression))
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Language Notes:English audio with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Edition:Blu-ray special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 768.
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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.
Item Description: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.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded poster/booklet.
Format:Blu-ray, widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits:Production designer, Assheton Gorton ; music by Carl Davis ; editor, John Bloom ; director of photography, Freddie Francis.
ISBN:1681430320
9781681430324