The French Lieutenants Woman

  • 1981


MOVIE IS appealing exquisitely superior patriarchal artistic
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Positive Reviews 10
Negative reviews 3
Average Rating 3.5/5
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4.4
If you see the movie, the book will still surprise you, and thats as it should be. Rogerebert
3.0
Both are perfect in their duel roles. Adapted elliptically by Harold Pinter from John Fowles daring novel and directed with his usual deep frozen rese ..
4.0
It was at once a striking portrait of Victorian England and its mores, a gripping psychological study of the war between the sexes, and a heady philos .. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
It also never reaches the artistic height it aspires to, as its thin story shamelessly peels away at its historical outlook by robbing it of both its .. Sover
2.0
The modern scenes, with their depiction of the couples offscreen affair, do not shed any light on the principal tale, which is engrossing and emotiona .. Emanuellevy
3.1
The approach is not entirely successful, but it is daring and inventive, solving one of the fundamental problems of translating page to screen by main .. Q Network
4.4
A lush period drama that also manages to criticize outmoded patriarchal standards. Clclt
4.0
Disc Review: The French Lieutenants Woman is quite an exquisitely framed piece of filmmaking, lensed by two time Oscar winner Freddie Francis (Sons an .. Ion Cinema
4.5
The movie surprises the public at first and later captures its attention. There are no literary or pedagogical excesses. It trusts the publics intelli .. El Pais (Spain)
4.0
It is a highly contrived film, with all the benefits and disadvantages of its artifice. Archive Spectator
1.5
The movie is graced by the same unhurried powers of observation as the novel. Maclean's Magazine
4.5
The period drama is richly textured and acted with intensity by Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons and a superior cast. Associated Press
3.8
An appealing movie... of extraordinary visual beauty, with superbly subtle performances by Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons, particularly Irons. Cincinnati Enquirer



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