The French Lieutenant’s Woman
Screening on Film
Directed by Karel Reisz.
With Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae.
UK, 1981, 35mm, color, 127 min.
With Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae.
UK, 1981, 35mm, color, 127 min.
Pinter’s very loose adaptation of John Fowles’ novel cleverly interweaves two narrative threads using the same actors. Streep and Irons portray actors filming a version of The French Lieutenant’s Woman who are carrying on an illicit affair which parallels the storyline of their respective characters. Pinter’s reflexive device is yet another example of his inventive reconsideration of linear narrative structure.
