She was lost from the moment she saw him.
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
$8,000,000
$26,890,068
August 28, 1981
Juniper Films
36 people
Meryl Streep
Sarah / Anna
Acting
Jeremy Irons
Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
Acting
Hilton McRae
Sam
Acting
Lynsey Baxter
Ernestina
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Emily Morgan
Mary
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Penelope Wilton
Sonia
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Jean Faulds
Cook
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Charlotte Mitchell
Mrs. Tranter
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Peter Vaughan
Mr. Freeman
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Colin Jeavons
Vicar
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Liz Smith
Mrs. Fairley
Acting
Patience Collier
Mrs. Poulteney
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