Romantic drama, shown as part of the Movie Classics season, starring
Meryl Streep , Jeremy Irons
Lyme Regis , 1867: Charles Smithson , recently engaged to a wealthy businessman's daughter, is haunted by the lonely figure of a woman he sees at the end of the sea wall. He discovers she is a governess, abandoned by her French lover and spurned by the locals. They begin a passionate affairthat dramatically alters their lives.
Director Karel Reisz (198 1 ) * FILM REVIEWS pages 59-66