Intro: I always wanted to see this movie and it was about time I saved some time to just do it.
Film 1522: "The French Lieutenant's Woman" (1981), Karel Reisz
Watched: my laptop
Language: English
Watched with: no one
Briefly: "The French Lieutenant's Woman" was not what I expected it to be. I got myself mislead by a title which refers to France & army, but in the end that's not what the movie is about. Two love stories, two different settings for a plot that is divided between the struggling relationship involving the gentleman palaeontologist Charles Smithson and the enigmatic Sarah Woodruff and the actors who play them in a modern filming of the story. Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons are romantically involved in both stories in a parallelism that drives you exactly where you expect it to lead you, except that everything just turns and what would have been impossible in the Victorian period drama story happens and what you thought to be inevitable in the real life story fades away. Sometimes a plot can still surprise you;
I find the Victorian period settings quite intriguing, with a special note on costumes (by Tom Rand) and hairstyling (for Streep bold and explosive hair). The comparison between the two plot timelines' style are obvious and well handled not in an ordinary way;
Streep and Irons are great actors and perfect for their double roles here: I was really fascinated by Streep performances, she can really be whomever she wants;
I find this art imitating art subplot really fascinating. A movie that depicts the making of a movie means to witness the process of that medium analyzing itself through its own tools, which is always compelling and worth studying.
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, David Warner, Hilton McRae, Peter Vaughan, Liz Smith, Penelope Wilton.
Box Office: $26,890,068
Worth watching?: Not always perfect, but well acted and narratively intriguing. The parallelism between the two stories is the core of the plot which will surprise you in the end. Worth watching, a real Meryl Streep's fans cult.
Awards: Nominated for 5 Academy Awards (including Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium); 3 Golden Globes nomination and 1 win (Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama); 11 BAFTAs nomination and 3 wins (Best Actress, Best Sound and Best Score).
Key word: Film.
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Watched: my laptop
Language: English
Watched with: no one
Briefly: "The French Lieutenant's Woman" was not what I expected it to be. I got myself mislead by a title which refers to France & army, but in the end that's not what the movie is about. Two love stories, two different settings for a plot that is divided between the struggling relationship involving the gentleman palaeontologist Charles Smithson and the enigmatic Sarah Woodruff and the actors who play them in a modern filming of the story. Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons are romantically involved in both stories in a parallelism that drives you exactly where you expect it to lead you, except that everything just turns and what would have been impossible in the Victorian period drama story happens and what you thought to be inevitable in the real life story fades away. Sometimes a plot can still surprise you;
I find the Victorian period settings quite intriguing, with a special note on costumes (by Tom Rand) and hairstyling (for Streep bold and explosive hair). The comparison between the two plot timelines' style are obvious and well handled not in an ordinary way;
Streep and Irons are great actors and perfect for their double roles here: I was really fascinated by Streep performances, she can really be whomever she wants;
I find this art imitating art subplot really fascinating. A movie that depicts the making of a movie means to witness the process of that medium analyzing itself through its own tools, which is always compelling and worth studying.
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, David Warner, Hilton McRae, Peter Vaughan, Liz Smith, Penelope Wilton.
Box Office: $26,890,068
Worth watching?: Not always perfect, but well acted and narratively intriguing. The parallelism between the two stories is the core of the plot which will surprise you in the end. Worth watching, a real Meryl Streep's fans cult.
Awards: Nominated for 5 Academy Awards (including Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium); 3 Golden Globes nomination and 1 win (Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama); 11 BAFTAs nomination and 3 wins (Best Actress, Best Sound and Best Score).
Key word: Film.
Did you like it? Buy it HERE!
Trailer
#HollywoodCiak
Bengi
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