The French lieutenant's woman

DVD 2015

John Fowles' original novel The French Lieutenant's Woman was distinguished by a literary technique that involved telling a story of Victorian sexual and social oppression within the bounds of a 1970s viewpoint. How does one convey this time-frame dichotomy on film? The decision made by director Karel Reisz and Harold Pinter was to frame Fowles' basic plot within a "modern" context of their own making. While we watch as Sarah (Meryl Streep), a 19...

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ISBN:

9781681430331
1681430339

Edition:

Special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (123 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
digital optical surround Dolby Digital monaural
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: NR

Other Title:

French lieutenant's woman (Motion picture) [DVD]

Notes:

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1981
Based on the novel by John Fowles
Special features: New introduction with actors Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep, editor John Bloom, and composer Carl Davis; Episode of "The South Bank Show" for 1981 featuring director Karel Reisz, novelist John Fowles, and screenwriter Harold Pinter; trailer; Plus an essay by film scholar Lucy Bolton
Music composer, Carl Davis
Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital monaural
For private home use only
In English, with optional English subtitles
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

Control Number:

2594888

UPC:

715515154116

Other Authors:

Clore, Leon, film producer
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Irons, Jeremy, 1948- actor
Juniper Films, production company
McKern, Leo, 1920-2002, actor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, film distributor
Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008, screenwriter
Reisz, Karel, film director
Streep, Meryl, actor
United Artists Corporation, film distributor
motion picture adaptation of (work): Fowles, John, 1926-2005. French lieutenant's woman

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