The French Lieutenant S Woman Meryl Streep
The french lieutenant s woman 1981 awards.
The french lieutenant s woman meryl streep. John fowles s the french lieutenant s woman had multiple endings and the two parallel stories in the movie have different outcomes. Best writing screenplay based on material from another medium harold pinter. Karel reisz s film of john fowles popular novel the french lieutenant s woman employs the two best actor s of their day jeremy irons and meryl streep to play the fated lovers charles and sarah. Embraced by audiences andcritics alikeand garnering five 1981 academy awardâ r nominations including best actress streep the french lieutenant s woman will forever remain one of the most literate imaginative and stunning love stories ever to grace the screen.
In both segments jeremy irons and meryl streep play the lead roles. Anna meryl streep and mike jeremy irons who play the characters of sarah and charles go during the shooting of the movie through a relationship that runs parallel to that of their characters. In this story within a story anna meryl streep is an actress starring opposite mike jeremy irons in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters sarah and. Written by leon wolters wolters strw leidenuniv nl plot summary add synopsis.
It was also rated a prestigious four out of five meryls by the. The other affair is between the actors mike and anna playing the lead roles in a modern filming of the story. Meryl streep s role in the 1981 romance the french lieutenant s woman earned her bafta and golden globe wins and an oscar nomination. Best art direction set decoration assheton gorton ann mollo.
Reisz and fowles found the perfect screenwriter to help tackle this problem harold pinter primarily because of the playwright s mastery of narrative structure layered meaning. Academy awards usa 1982 nominee oscar. However meryl streep won the part a decision that raised eyebrows among british critics on why an american actress was needed to portray a british novel heroine.