The French Lieutenant's Woman
A cool, layered romance that keeps you at a distance, moving between two eras and leaving a quiet ache of longing and loss.
- About
- 1981 film directed by Karel Reisz
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 122 min
A cool, layered romance that keeps you at a distance, moving between two eras and leaving a quiet ache of longing and loss.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 1 | |
| Horror | 0 | |
| Humour | 2 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 7 | |
| Tension | 4 | |
| Darkness | 5 | |
| Complexity | 7 | |
| Emotional weight | 7 |
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