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28/08/1981 Drama, Romance, History 2h 4m
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She was lost from the moment she saw him.

Overview

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.

  1. Karel Reisz

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Meryl Streep

    Sarah / Anna

  2. Jeremy Irons

    Charles Henry Smithson / Mike

  3. Hilton McRae

    Sam

  4. Lynsey Baxter

    Ernestina

  5. Emily Morgan

    Mary

  6. Penelope Wilton

    Sonia

  7. Jean Faulds

    Cook

  8. Charlotte Mitchell

    Mrs. Tranter

  9. Peter Vaughan

    Mr. Freeman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-17
Usually if there are two separate timelines featured in a story, the director tries to ensure that we cannot readily distinguish between one that might be true and one that might be artificial. It's the complete opposite that really works well here as we mingle the story of an 18th century woman living within the constraints of high Victorian society with a more profligate 1970s one. To fit out the earlier scenario, we meet the shy "Sarah" (Meryl Streep) who is rebounding from a liaison with the titular French lieutenant by having an even less suitable assignation with the altogether more dece...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$2,689,068.00

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