The French Lieutenant

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Actors: Meryl Streep , Jeremy Irons , Peter Vaughan , Leo McKern , Liz Smith , John Barrett , Charlotte Mitchell , Hilton McRae , Lynsey Baxter , Patience Collier , Jean Faulds , Colin Jeavons , Emily Morgan

Director: Karel Reisz

IMDB Rate: 6.8 out of 10 (4386 votes)

Plot Summary:Oscar winners- Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons star as two separate pairs of lovers in this jarring, engaging and beautifully visualized film (Leonard Maltin). Embraced by audiences andcritics alikeand garnering five 1981 Academy AwardA(r) nominations, including Best Actress (Streep)The French Lieutenants Woman will forever remain one of the most literate, imaginative and stunning love stories ever to grace the screen. As Mike and Anna, two film actors involved in a tumultuous affair, and Charles and Sarah, the star-crossed Victorian lovers whomthe actors portray, Streep and Irons are at their compelling best. Just as his character Charles reputation is ruined by the enigmatic Sarah, Mike finds he cannot accept the intangible affections ofthe wiley Anna. The skillful interweaving of these two love storiesone period, one contemporaryyields a fascinating insight into the passion and mystery that can pull two people together...and just as easily tear them apart.