The French Lieutenant's Woman [1981] - Karel Reisz, Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae (Blu-ray - 8/11/2015)

An astounding array of talent came together for the big-screen adaptation of John Fowles's novel The French Lieutenant's Woman, a postmodern masterpiece that had been considered unfilmable. With an ingenious script by the Nobel Prize - winning playwright Harold Pinter (Betrayal), British New Wave trailblazer Karel Reisz (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning) transforms Fowles's tale of scandalous romance into an arresting, hugely entertaining movie about cinema. In Pinter's reimagining, Jeremy Irons (Dead Ringers) and Meryl Streep (Sophie's Choice) star in parallel narratives, as a Victorian-era gentleman and the social outcast he risks everything to love, and as the contemporary actors cast in those roles and immersed in their own forbidden affair. The French Lieutenant's Woman, shot by the consummate cinematographer Freddie Francis (Glory) and scored by the venerated composer and conductor Carl Davis, is a beguiling, intellectually nimble feat of filmmaking, starring a pair of legendary actors in early leading roles.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

roduct Details
Actors: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae
Directors: Karel Reisz
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: August 11, 2015
Run Time: 123 minutes

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New introduction by film scholar Ian Christie
New interviews with actors Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep, editor John Bloom, and composer Carl Davis
Episode of The South Bank Show from 1981 featuring director Karel Reisz, nov
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by film scholar Lucy Bolton

Performance Credits
Meryl Streep Sarah Woodruff/Anna
Jeremy Irons Charles Smithson/Mike
Hilton McRae Sam
Emily Morgan Mary
Charlotte Mitchell Mrs. Tranter
Lynsey Baxter Ernestina
Jean Faulds Cook
Peter Vaughan Mr. Freeman
Colin Jeavons Vicar
Liz Smith Mrs. Fairley
Patience Collier Mrs. Poulteney
John Barrett Dairyman
Leo McKern Dr. Grogan
Arabella Weir Girl on Undercliff
Ben Forster Boy on Undercliff
Catherine Willmer Dr. Grogan's housekeeper
Anthony Langdon Asylum Keeper
Edward Duke Nathaniel
Richard Griffiths Sir Tom
Graham Fletcher-Cook Delivery Boy
Michael Elwyn Montague
Toni Palmer Mrs. Endicott
Cecily Hobbs Betty Anne
Doreen Mantle Lady on train
David Warner Murphy
Peter Fraser Actor
Beverly Garland Actor
Vicky Ireland Actor
Mary McLeod Actor
Harriet Walter Actor
Clare Travers-Deacon Actor
Joanna Joseph Lizzie
Richard Hope 3rd Assistant
Alun Armstrong Grimes
Gerard Falconetti Davide
Penelope Wilton Sonia

Technical Credits
Karel Reisz Director
John Bloom Editor
Allan Bryce Special Effects
Chris Burt Production Manager
Allan Cameron Art Director
Leon Clore Producer
Carl Davis Score Composer
Norman Dorme Art Director
Freddie Francis Cinematographer
Assheton Gorton Production Designer
Geoffrey Helman Associate Producer
Ann Mollo Set Decoration/Design
Harold Pinter Screenwriter
Terry Pritchard Art Director
Tom Rand Costumes/Costume Designer
Don Sharpe Sound Editor