The French lieutenant's woman [DVD video]

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.

General Note:

Title from container.

Widescreen.

Based on the book 'The French lieutenant's woman' by John Fowles.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.

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.

Performers:

Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern, Lynsey Baxter, Patience Collier, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan, Peter Vaughan, Penelope Wilton.

Technical Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1, 1.85:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital monaural.

Personal Subject:

Fowles, John, 1926-2005-Film adaptations.

Subject Term:

Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.

Actors -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

Lyme Regis (England) -- Drama.

England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.