sort of a neo-classic
Added 3/18/2009
This movie mixes two tales: one modern and one antique.
The tale of a branded scarlet woman of the 19th century in parallel with a modern affair of the two married actors. The harder one is in the modern life version than the happy ending of the of the movie
with requited and unrequited love.
This movie is the one that made Meryl Strep's deserved reputation as an actress.
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Oldie but a goodie
Added 3/4/2009
Good movie but one of Streep's earlier works. She did, in my opinion, better work later in her film career.
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Story Within A Story Concept Works Beautifully In This Film
Added 6/3/2008
This 1981 film version of a famous novel by John Fowles from a few years earlier stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons at the height of their youthful attractiveness if not their fame. Streep plays the dual roles of Sarah and Anna. Sarah is the title character, a young Victorian woman whose life has seemingly been ruined by her relationship with a Frenchman who abandoned her. Anna is the modern American actress who portrays her and who is involved in an affair with her costar, Mike, despite them both being in other committed relationships. Jeremy Irons plays this actor, Mike, as well as Sarah's love interest in the film Charles. Charles is a paleontologist and wealthy man of leisure who while recently engaged to a silly rich girl develops an obsession for the mysterious, forlorn but lovely Sarah.
The movie was obviously filmed on location in England and is quite beautiful to look at with lush outdoor scenes and ornate Victorian interiors and costumes. The story within a story approach was not used in the novel but the book would be particularly difficult to faithfully film because it has three alternate endings. The problem with the alternate endings is partly and cleverly solved by using the modern days actors' relationship to portray one of the alternatives while Sarah and Charles' story ends in another possible conclusion offered by the novel. The movie should appeal to those who love the Victorian era, romances or Thomas Hardy as the story is quite reminiscent of some of his novels.
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TWO FOR ONE
Added 6/3/2008
This movie has been around for a long time now but I just happened to see it the other night. It was on one of those late night movie channels and well worth staying up for. You really got two good stories in one. ( you will have to watch the movie to understand what I mean ) Meryl, was her usual great self so if you enjoy her work and have not yet seen this movie, you should.
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A classic
Added 4/17/2008
I saw this in the original release -- then I got to go to England, to Lyme Regis, to walk on the Cobb in a misty rain -- and it was magic. And so is this film. If you've read John Fowles' novel, you know what a challenge it was to make the film version. But, thanks to Harold Pinter, and everyone involved with the making of this film, most especially Streep and Irons, it remains a masterpiece!
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sort of a neo-classic
Added 3/18/2009
This movie mixes two tales: one modern and one antique.
The tale of a branded scarlet woman of the 19th century in parallel with a modern affair of the two married actors. The harder one is in the modern life version than the happy ending of the of the movie
with requited and unrequited love.
This movie is the one that made Meryl Strep's deserved reputation as an actress.
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Oldie but a goodie
Added 3/4/2009
Good movie but one of Streep's earlier works. She did, in my opinion, better work later in her film career.
0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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Story Within A Story Concept Works Beautifully In This Film
Added 6/3/2008
This 1981 film version of a famous novel by John Fowles from a few years earlier stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons at the height of their youthful attractiveness if not their fame. Streep plays the dual roles of Sarah and Anna. Sarah is the title character, a young Victorian woman whose life has seemingly been ruined by her relationship with a Frenchman who abandoned her. Anna is the modern American actress who portrays her and who is involved in an affair with her costar, Mike, despite them both being in other committed relationships. Jeremy Irons plays this actor, Mike, as well as Sarah's love interest in the film Charles. Charles is a paleontologist and wealthy man of leisure who while recently engaged to a silly rich girl develops an obsession for the mysterious, forlorn but lovely Sarah.
The movie was obviously filmed on location in England and is quite beautiful to look at with lush outdoor scenes and ornate Victorian interiors and costumes. The story within a story approach was not used in the novel but the book would be particularly difficult to faithfully film because it has three alternate endings. The problem with the alternate endings is partly and cleverly solved by using the modern days actors' relationship to portray one of the alternatives while Sarah and Charles' story ends in another possible conclusion offered by the novel. The movie should appeal to those who love the Victorian era, romances or Thomas Hardy as the story is quite reminiscent of some of his novels.
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