1981

The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1981 British romantic drama film directed by Karel Reisz, produced by Leon Clore, and adapted by the playwright Harold Pinter.

1969

The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1969 postmodern historical fiction novel by John Fowles.

The Deer Hunter ; and as Best Actress for Karel Reisz (1978), starring Robert De Niro

The Deer Hunter (1978), starring Robert De Niro; and as Best Actress for Karel Reisz’s The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981), with Jeremy Irons; Mike Nichols’ Silkwood (1983), with Kurt Russell and Cher;

Streep’s previous Best Actress nominations “Silkwood” (1983), “Out of Africa” (1985), “Ironweed” (1987), “A Cry in the Dark” (1988), “Postcards from the Edge” (1990), “The Bridges of Madison County” (1995), “One True Thing” (1998), “Music of the Heart” (1999), “

Streep’s previous Best Actress nominations were for “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” (1981), “Silkwood” (1983), “Out of Africa” (1985), “Ironweed” (1987), “A Cry in the Dark” (1988), “Postcards from the Edge” (1990), “The Bridges of Madison County” (1995), “One True Thing” (1998), “Music of the Heart” (1999), “

a period novel , by Claire de Duras inspired by the 1823 novel Ourika, which Fowles translated into English in 1977

The French Lieutenant’s Woman , by John Fowles, is a period novel inspired by the 1823 novel Ourika, by Claire de Duras, which Fowles translated into English in 1977...

Meryl Streep's first leading role, in 1977

Although The French Lieutenant’s Woman was Meryl Streep's first leading role, in 1977, Meryl Streep received Meryl Streep's first feature role in Julia.

Amy Adams's other leading role nominations Silkwood (1983),

Amy Adams's other leading role nominations were for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Silkwood (1983),

Jeremy Irons ()

an Oscar was a melancholy outcast in a doomed affair with Jeremy Irons (The French Lieutenant’s Woman, 1981); a metallurgist at a plutonium plant possibly murdered for whistleblowing about worker safety (Silkwood, 1983); a Danish baroness-cum-farmer having another doomed affair (

with a fairly ridiculous R rating (probably given solely for Irons's off-color joke about prostitution statistics and ) the general theme of adultery

Released by United Artists in 1981 with a fairly ridiculous R rating (probably given solely for Irons's off-color joke about prostitution statistics and the general theme of adultery), The French Lieutenant's Woman has been readily available on home video ever since with home video's visual adapting fairly well to the small screen.

1792

Woman was almost immediately released in a second edition in 1792, several American editions appeared, and Woman was translated into French.

the story of a love triangle between Charles Smithson, an idle gentlemen in Charles Smithson's early thirties, the heir apparent to a title and grand estates; Charles Smithson's fiancee Ernestina, the sweet but spoiled only daughter of a rich tradesman; and the eponymous French Lieutenant's Woman, Sarah Woodruff

Ostensibly, this is the story of a love triangle between Charles Smithson, an idle gentlemen in Charles Smithson's early thirties, the heir apparent to a title and grand estates; Charles Smithson's fiancee Ernestina, the sweet but spoiled only daughter of a rich tradesman; and the eponymous French Lieutenant's Woman, Sarah Woodruff (the French Lieutenant himself is only mentioned in passing, so don't worry about Charles Smithson).

The same ‘Sophie’s Choice’ (1982), ‘Out Of Africa’ (1985) and ‘Postcards from the Edge (1990)

The same goes for ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman’ (1981), ‘Sophie’s Choice’ (1982), ‘Out Of Africa’ (1985) and ‘Postcards from the Edge (1990).

Surrey The Fast Show (1994) and The Fast Show Live (1998)

Surrey is an actress and writer, known for The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), The Fast Show (1994) and The Fast Show Live (1998).

1937

The film was released in France on 28 October 1937 and in the United States on 2 October 1939.

Woody Allen’s as Allen’s lesbian ex-wife; Karel Reisz Manhattan (1979),

Woody Allen’s Manhattan (1979), as Allen’s lesbian ex-wife; Karel Reisz’s The French Lieutenant’s Woman, as an actress romancing Jeremy Irons; and Mike Nichols’ Silkwood (1983), playing nuclear plant whistleblower Karen Silkwood.

1964

The film was released in France on 4 November 1964 and in the United States on 5 April 1966.

to a number of literary and scientific books, including On the Origin of Species (Darwin’s 1859 book proposing evolutionary theory)

The French Lieutenant’s Woman contains references to a number of literary and scientific books, including On the Origin of Species (Darwin’s 1859 book proposing evolutionary theory), and the poetry of Tennyson (particularly In Memoriam and Maud) and Matthew Arnold (particularly “To Marguerite”).