The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

Top Ten Performances - Jeremy Irons (15 movies items)

" as Charles and as Mike "

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2020 (537 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 22 June 2020)"

Watched in 2019: Movies (205 movies items)

"Fine acting from Irons and Streep, but the direction is mediocre and story kind of dull."

“Great story, the grat character is not this strange not too fascinating for everybody but for Irons, who descends and elavates to amour fou” read more

Academy Award for Best Production Design: 1980s (50 movies items)

"Assheton Gorton (Art Director), Ann Mollo (Set Decorator) "

Meryl Streep Films Viewed by Kathy (26 movies items)

" Director: Karel Reisz Starring: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Jean Faulds, Peter Vaughan, Colin Jeavons, Liz Smith, Patience Collier, Richard Griffiths, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Penelope Wilton, Lynsey Baxter, Emily Morgan and Leo McKern A film is being made of a story, set in 19th century England, about Charles, a biologist who's engaged to be married, but who falls in love with outcast Sarah, whose melancholy makes her leave him after a short, but passionate affair. During "

Digitaldreamdoor's 100 Greatest Female Performance (99 movies items)

"Meryl Streep as Sasha/Anna "

America's Got Talent... Meryl Streep (71 movies items)

"Sarah / Anna"

A good movie

“To be honest, I had no idea what this movie was about so I wasn’t really sure what to expect from the damned thing but since I’m a huge fan of Meryl Streep, I was quite eager to check it out. What makes this movie interesting is that it mixes 2 dramas, a modern one and a period piece, involving somehow the same people but not exactly the same characters. I know, it sounds rather confusing but, if you watch the damned thing, it will definitely make sense. So, the set-up was quite interesting and Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons (in his first leading part) were both really good here. Eventually, I’m afraid that this gimmick (which actually didn’t exist in the original novel, it was added to provide some kind of substitute to the 3 alternate endings provided by the book) while it was int” read more