The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

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.

Released

1981-08-28

Genres

Drama, Romance, History

Runtime

124 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Karel Reisz, Harold Pinter

TMDB rating

6.5/10 from 251 votes