The French Lieutenant's Woman

The French Lieutenant's Woman

She was lost from the moment she saw him.

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Release Date

8/28/1981

Runtime

124 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$26,890,068

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A sophisticated exploration of how performance and reality blur when two actors fall into the very passion their script demands, creating an affair that mirrors, and complicates, the tragic period romance they're performing. It's a film about desire that asks whether we ever know where our roles end and our authentic selves begin.

Mood

RomanticMelancholicTenseBittersweet

Themes

LoveBetrayalIdentityArt and creation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

PainterlyNaturalistic

Structure

Framed flashback

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Sexual content

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