| Edition |
Two-DVD special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + folded poster. |
| Physical Medium |
DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical mono Dolby Digital 1.0 rda |
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laser optical NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion picture. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 768 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 768.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, 1.85:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital monaural. |
| Cast |
Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern, Lynsey Baxter, Patience Collier, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan, Peter Vaughan, Penelope Wilton. |
| Credits |
Production designer, Assheton Gorton ; music by Carl Davis ; editor, John Bloom ; director of photography, Freddie Francis. |
| Note |
Based on the book 'The French lieutenant's woman' by John Fowles. |
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Widescreen. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1981. |
| Audience |
Rating: R. |
| Summary |
A parallel narrative of a Victorian-era gentleman and the social outcast he risks everything to love, and of the contemporary actors cast in those roles and immersed in their own forbidden affair. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: Trailer. Disc 2: Ian Christie (the film scholar appraises the cinematic and literacy achievements of the film); The South Bank Show (1981 episode of London Weekend Television's The South Bank Show examines the film and features interviews with novelist John Fowles, screenwriter Harold Pinter, and director Karel Reisz); Emotional uncertainties (31 min. documentary, actors Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep and editor John Bloom discuss director Karel Reisz and their experiences working on the film); Carl Davis (the composer talks about his score for the film). Insert includes an essay by film scholar Lucy Bolton. |
| Language |
English audio with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
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Lyme Regis (England) -- Drama.
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England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Fowles, John, 1926-2005 -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Romance films.
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| Added Author |
Reisz, Karel, film director.
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Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008, screenwriter.
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Clore, Leon, film producer.
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Streep, Meryl, actor.
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Irons, Jeremy, 1948- actor.
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McKern, Leo, 1920-2002, actor.
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Baxter, Lynsey, 1961- actor.
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Collier, Patience, 1910-1987, actor.
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McRae, Hilton, 1949- actor.
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Morgan, Emily (Actor), actor.
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Vaughan, Peter, 1923-2016 actor.
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Wilton, Penelope, 1946- actor.
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Gorton, Assheton, production designer.
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Davis, Carl, 1936- composer (expression)
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Bloom, John, 1935- editor of moving image work.
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Francis, Freddie, 1917-2007, director of photography.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Fowles, John, 1926-2005.
French lieutenant's woman.
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Christie, Ian, 1945- interviewee (expression)
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Bolton, Lucy, writer of supplementary textual content.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
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United Artists Corporation, production company.
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Juniper Films, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor.
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| Added Title |
South Bank show (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1681430339 |
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9781681430331 |
| Standard No. |
715515154116 |
| Music No. |
CC2520DDVD The Criterion Collection |
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CC2520D The Criterion Collection (container) |
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CC2520D-1 The Criterion Collection (disc 1) |
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CC2520D-2 The Criterion Collection (disc 2) |
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