The romantic English woman
| Movie | |
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| German title | The romantic English woman |
| Original title | The Romantic Englishwoman |
| Country of production | Great Britain , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1975 |
| length | 116 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph Losey |
| script |
Thomas Wiseman , Tom Stoppard |
| production | Daniel M. Angel |
| music | Richard Hartley |
| camera | Gerry Fisher |
| cut | Reginald Beck |
| occupation | |
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The romantic Englishwoman (alternative title: Die Kokainfalle ; Original title: The Romantic Englishwoman ) is a British - French comedy film from 1975 . Directed by Joseph Losey , the screenplay was written by Tom Stoppard and Thomas Wiseman based on Wiseman's novel from 1971.
action
The successful writer Lewis Fielding is married to Elizabeth. As she is dissatisfied with her married life, she takes a short vacation in Baden-Baden to find herself. There she meets the drug courier and gigolo Thomas. Upon her return, her husband suspects her of infidelity, which she truthfully denies. That doesn't stop Lewis from adding a similar story to his latest script.
Some time later, Thomas visits the Fieldings and pretends to be interested in the author's works. Lewis lets him live with them for a while against his wife's wishes, but uses the opportunity to humiliate the supposed rival in several situations.
Finally, Elizabeth begins an affair with Thomas and drives with him to the south of France - the welcome opportunity to break out of the marriage rut. Lewis follows the two of them, but soon has drug dealers on his neck who still have an account with Thomas. After Thomas is taken away by the gangsters, Elizabeth returns to England cleansed with Lewis.
Reviews
The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the film was a "satire on the constraints of bourgeois conventions" . He was "sensitive and psychologically credible" ; the representations are "excellent" .
The magazine Cinema judged: “The married drama was considered a blow against bourgeois morality at the time, but now looks rather stilted. Conclusion: The passage of time has scratched the paint here. ” At a later point in time, however, Cinema praised the film as a “ bitter triangular box with outstanding stars. ”
The magazine Prisma praises the film in its online film dictionary: “(...) Joseph Losey (...) staged an amusing and dramatic chamber play with“ The romantic Englishwoman ”. He relied on innovative editing technology and his outstanding actors Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson. Helmut Berger can be seen as a gigolo and bon vivant - a role that was tailor-made for him. "
Adolf Heinzlmeier and Berndt Schulz rate the romantic Englishwoman in their lexicon "Films on TV" with 3½ out of 4 possible stars as extraordinary and say: "(...) a bitter and serene film about the endangerment of human feelings and the use of emotions selfish purposes; excellent staff. "
backgrounds
The film was shot in London , Baden-Baden and on the Côte d'Azur . Its production amounted to an estimated 1.2 million US dollars .
literature
- Thomas Wiseman : The Romantic Englishwoman . Panther, St Albans 1973, 255 pp., ISBN 0-586-03822-1 (so far there is no German translation)
Web links
- The Romantic Englishwoman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The romantic Englishwoman at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Romantic Englishwoman in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on September 9, 2008
- ^ Cinema , accessed September 9, 2008
- ↑ Cinema , accessed March 30, 2013
- ↑ prisma.de: The romantic Englishwoman
- ^ Adolf Heinzlmeier, Berndt Schulz: Lexicon "Films on TV" . Extended new edition. Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3 , p. 685
- ^ Filming locations for The Romantic Englishwoman , accessed September 9, 2008
- ^ Box office / business for The Romantic Englishwoman , accessed September 9, 2008