THE FRENCH LIEUTENANTS WOMAN (1981)
KAREL REISZ
RomanceDramaLiterary ClassicsTrains, Planes & Boats10th - 19th CenturiesHistoricalBAFTA WinnersRecommended
Plot
An entertaining version of the famous book, which, while being a good period drama and an interesting comparison of moral and sexual codes, fails to match the book's post-structuralist approach to genre melodrama or its hard look at Victorian sexuality. An excellent, if slightly flawed movie!