The Romantic Englishwoman

– What is real and what is fiction? Faced with writer's block with his novel, Lewis Fielding turns to ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 56 Minutes
Release Year:
1975
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)

What is real and what is fiction? Faced with writer's block with his novel, Lewis Fielding turns to a film script about a woman finding herself after his wife Elizabeth returns from Baden Baden. She didn't quite find herself there but had a brief encounter in a lift with a German who says he is a poet. Now the German is in England, gets himself invited to tea where he claims he admires Fielding's books. Which one does he like the best? "Tom Jones." Amused at being confused with the other Fielding, the novelist works the German into the plot.

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Release Date:

26 Nov 1975

Language:

English, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Joseph Losey

Writer:

Tom Stoppard (screenplay), Thomas Wiseman (screenplay), Thomas Wiseman (novel)

Main Actors:

Glenda Jackson, Michael Caine, Helmut Berger, Michael Lonsdale

Plot:

What is real and what is fiction? Faced with writer's block with his novel, Lewis Fielding turns to a film script about a woman finding herself after his wife Elizabeth returns from Baden Baden. She didn't quite find herself there but had a brief encounter in a lift with a German who says he is a poet. Now the German is in England, gets himself invited to tea where he claims he admires Fielding's books. Which one does he like the best? "Tom Jones." Amused at being confused with the other Fielding, the novelist works the German into the plot.

Production:

New World

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10