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The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981, Movie, 2h 4min

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.

"The French Lieutenant's Woman" — romance, drama and history movie produced in UK and released in 1981. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.9 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 4min. "The French Lieutenant's Woman" is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime and Pluto TV and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United Kingdom

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Critic Kim Newman

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Aesthetically beautiful and superbly acted...

Read full review at Empire

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The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 film that tells two parallel love stories, set in different time periods but both centered around passionate, complicated relationships. The film, which was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Actress for Meryl Streep, explores themes of infidelity, loss, and romance in both the Victorian era and contemporary times. The lead roles are played by Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep in both stories, with the Victorian story focusing on Charles and Sarah's intensely emotional relationship and the modern story following actors Mike and Anna as they navigate their own affair while filming a movie based on the Victorian story. Ultimately, both stories deal with complexities of human connection and the challenges faced by those who seek true love.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The French Lieutenant's Woman include Reds, Caravaggio, Perceval, Lady Jane, Bogie, Gandhi.

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The French Lieutenant's Woman was released in theaters on October 16, 1981.