Review of The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) by Trailesque — 09 Oct 2022
This is a flawlessly done "twofor" film. It focuses on a Victorian era romantic drama between a proper but somewhat eccentric young gentleman and a woman with a troubled history, and pairs that with the story of an affair between two actors playing those parts in a film.
Everything about it is right - the sets, the locations, Streep, Irons, Pinter's screenplay adapted from Fowles's novel - it all clicks into place. The climactic revelation is superb - it is unexpected, but in retrospect it makes perfect sense.
One could complain that, like a lot of British films, it focuses too much on the issue of class (and gender roles) in British society and how those things undermine a person's individuality, but it does so in the context of an affecting story.
This review of The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) was written by Trailesque on 09 Oct 2022.
The French Lieutenant's Woman has generally received positive reviews.
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