The Romantic Englishwoman (Original title)Une Anglaise Romantique (Alternative title)
Dates: 1975 (Copyright), 08 February 1976 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirected by: Joseph Losey
Synopsis: A bored Englishwoman, Elizabeth, on a whim, goes to Baden Baden. She meets a young man, Thomas, a drugdealer, and begins an affair with him. The affair continues even after she returns home to her husband, whom she eventually leaves and travels to the Mediterranean with Thomas. The latter however continues his activities in the drug trade, and as a gigolo. Thomas phones Elizabeth's husband to come and collect her, but the husband is followed by one of Thomas's drug contacts who has been looking for him. Thomas is led away by the drug contact and Elizabeth is taken back home by her husband.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Subjects: Drugs related offences, Infidelity, Writers, Women, 1970s
Releases
Date: 19 May 1975Country: FranceRelease type: FestivalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 116 mins Length: 10480 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 08 February 1976Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 116 mins 24 secs - Length: 10480 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Fox-Rank Film Distributors
Date: 13 June 1986Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 111 mins 52 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Virgin Video Ltd
Title: Mesonage et abiguïté dans Une Anglaise romantiqueAuthor: PACHE, Raphaëlle Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Analysis of The ROMANTIC ENGLISHWOMAN. In an issue dedicated to the work of Joseph Losey.
In: Screen International n171 6 Jan 1979 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n171 6 Jan 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Write issued by Dial Films against Rank on way film was mark eted
In: The Hollywood Reporter v241 n15 30 Apr 1976 Page: 7
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v241 n15 30 Apr 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Positif n171/172 Jul/Aug 1975 Pages: 92-95
Title: [Positif - n171/172 Jul/Aug 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Variety 28 May 1975 Page: 19
Title: [Variety - 28 May 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v93 n2429 23 Oct 1975 Page: 545
Title: [The Listener - v93 n2429 23 Oct 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v5 n51 November 1975 Pages: 97-98
Title: [Films Illustrated - v5 n51 November 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Le Technicien du Film n226 15 May 1975 Page: 14
Title: [ Le Technicien du Film - n226 15 May 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinématographe n14 Aug/Sep 1975 Page: 10
Title: [Cinématographe - n14 Aug/Sep 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Focus on Film n22 Autumn 1975 Pages: Autumn 7-8
Title: [Focus on Film - n22 Autumn 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n8 25 Oct 1975 Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n8 25 Oct 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v44 n2 Spring 1975 Pages: Spring 96-97
Title: [Sight and Sound - v44 n2 Spring 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills
In: Jeune Cinéma n88 Jul/Aug 1975 Page: 10
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n88 Jul/Aug 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Films and Filming v22 n3 December 1975 Page: 34
Title: [Films and Filming - v22 n3 December 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v22 n2 November 1975 Pages: 38-39
Title: [Films and Filming - v22 n2 November 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v42 n501 October 1975 Page: 224
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v42 n501 October 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Le Film Francais n1585 20 Jun 1975 Page: 23
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n1585 20 Jun 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Sight and Sound v44 n3 Summer 1975 Pages: Summer 138-143
Title: [Sight and Sound - v44 n3 Summer 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Interview with director & analysis
In: Cinema TV Today n10106 26 Oct 1974 Page: 17
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10106 26 Oct 1974: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits
In: Rivista del Cinematografo n12 December 1963 Pages: 545-548
Title: [Rivista del Cinematografo - n12 December 1963: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Film (BFFS) n32 Summer 1962 Page: 22
Title: [Film (BFFS) - n32 Summer 1962: no known title]Language: English
Author: PALMER, James Pages: vii-x,175p.
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Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1564883
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4158 FeetBFI identifier: C-603100
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4164 FeetBFI identifier: C-603093
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-884776
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(8)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4158 FeetBFI identifier: C-603100
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4164 FeetBFI identifier: C-603093
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 4187 FeetBFI identifier: C-1011634
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 4187 FeetBFI identifier: C-959932
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1564883
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 14333 FeetStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-959931
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 10478 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-959929
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 10478 FeetStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-959930
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Dates: 1975 (Copyright), 08 February 1976 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirected by: Joseph Losey
Synopsis: A bored Englishwoman, Elizabeth, on a whim, goes to Baden Baden. She meets a young man, Thomas, a drugdealer, and begins an affair with him. The affair continues even after she returns home to her husband, whom she eventually leaves and travels to the Mediterranean with Thomas. The latter however continues his activities in the drug trade, and as a gigolo. Thomas phones Elizabeth's husband to come and collect her, but the husband is followed by one of Thomas's drug contacts who has been looking for him. Thomas is led away by the drug contact and Elizabeth is taken back home by her husband.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Subjects: Drugs related offences, Infidelity, Writers, Women, 1970s
Releases
Date: 19 May 1975Country: FranceRelease type: FestivalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 116 mins Length: 10480 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 08 February 1976Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 116 mins 24 secs - Length: 10480 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Fox-Rank Film Distributors
Date: 13 June 1986Country: United KingdomRelease type: Home ViewingFormat: VHS Videocassette - Colour - SoundRuntime: 111 mins 52 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Virgin Video Ltd
Credits
(43)
©: National Film Trustee Company Ltd, Production Company: Dial Films, Production Company: Méric-Matalon, Presents: Daniel M. Angel, A Fox-Rank release: Fox-Rank Film Distributors, Produced by: Daniel M. Angel, Associate Producer: Richard F. Dalton, [1st] Assistant Director: Anthony Waye, [Assistant Director]: Yves Amoureux, [2nd Assistant Director]: Gerry Gavigan, [3rd Assistant Director]: Peter Waller, [Location Unit Director]: Terry Hodginkson, Continuity: Pamela Davies, Casting: Mary Selway, Screenplay by: Tom Stoppard, Thomas Wiseman, From the novel by: Thomas Wiseman, Director of Photography: Gerry Fisher, Camera Operator: Gerry Anstiss, [Stills]: Barrie Payne, Editor: Reginald Beck, Assistant Editor: Michael Ellis, Production Designer: Richard Macdonald, Assistant Art Director: Richard Rambaut, Production Buyer: Jill Quertier, Costume Designer: Ruth Myers, Helmut Berger's clothes supplied by: Yves Saint-Laurent, [Costume Designer for Glenda Jackson]: Alice Pollack, Costume Supervisor: Elsa Fennell, Make-up Artist: Bob Lawrence, Philip Leakey, Hairdresser: Anne Mcfadyen, Filmed with: Panavision Equipment, Processed by: Rank Film Laboratories, [Colour by]: Eastmancolor, Music Composed by: Richard Hartley, Music Conducted by: Richard Hartley, Music Arranged by: Richard Hartley, Sound Recordist: Peter Handford, Gerry Humphreys, Dubbing Editor: Peter Horrocks, [Foley (Editor)]: John Ireland
Cast
(24)
Glenda Jackson (Elizabeth Fielding), Michael Caine (Lewis Fielding), Helmut Berger (Thomas Hursa), Michel Lonsdale (Swan), Béatrice Romand (Catherine), Kate Nelligan (Isabel), Nathalie Delon (Miranda), Rene Kolldehoff (Herman), Anna Steele (Annie), Marcus Richardson (David Fielding), Julie Peasgood (new nanny), Frankie Jordan (supermarket cashier), Tom Chatto (neighbour), Frances Tomelty (airport shop assistant), Lillias Walker (1st mealticket Lady), Doris Nolan (2nd mealticket Lady), Phil Brown (Mr Wilson), Marcella Markham (Mrs Wilson), Norman Scace (head waiter), Bill Wallis (Hendrik), David De Keyser (George), Margaret Rawlings ([distraught woman]), Julie Green ([1st stripper]), Yvonne Ocampo ([2nd stripper])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(21)
In: CinémAction n96 2000 Pages: 86-94Title: Mesonage et abiguïté dans Une Anglaise romantiqueAuthor: PACHE, Raphaëlle Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Analysis of The ROMANTIC ENGLISHWOMAN. In an issue dedicated to the work of Joseph Losey.
In: Screen International n171 6 Jan 1979 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n171 6 Jan 1979: no known title]Language: English
Description: Write issued by Dial Films against Rank on way film was mark eted
In: The Hollywood Reporter v241 n15 30 Apr 1976 Page: 7
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v241 n15 30 Apr 1976: no known title]Language: English
In: Positif n171/172 Jul/Aug 1975 Pages: 92-95
Title: [Positif - n171/172 Jul/Aug 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Variety 28 May 1975 Page: 19
Title: [Variety - 28 May 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v93 n2429 23 Oct 1975 Page: 545
Title: [The Listener - v93 n2429 23 Oct 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Films Illustrated v5 n51 November 1975 Pages: 97-98
Title: [Films Illustrated - v5 n51 November 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Le Technicien du Film n226 15 May 1975 Page: 14
Title: [ Le Technicien du Film - n226 15 May 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Cinématographe n14 Aug/Sep 1975 Page: 10
Title: [Cinématographe - n14 Aug/Sep 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Focus on Film n22 Autumn 1975 Pages: Autumn 7-8
Title: [Focus on Film - n22 Autumn 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n8 25 Oct 1975 Page: 14
Title: [Screen International - n8 25 Oct 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Sight and Sound v44 n2 Spring 1975 Pages: Spring 96-97
Title: [Sight and Sound - v44 n2 Spring 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills
In: Jeune Cinéma n88 Jul/Aug 1975 Page: 10
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n88 Jul/Aug 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Films and Filming v22 n3 December 1975 Page: 34
Title: [Films and Filming - v22 n3 December 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v22 n2 November 1975 Pages: 38-39
Title: [Films and Filming - v22 n2 November 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Stills
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v42 n501 October 1975 Page: 224
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v42 n501 October 1975: no known title]Language: English
In: Le Film Francais n1585 20 Jun 1975 Page: 23
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n1585 20 Jun 1975: no known title]Language: French
In: Sight and Sound v44 n3 Summer 1975 Pages: Summer 138-143
Title: [Sight and Sound - v44 n3 Summer 1975: no known title]Language: English
Description: Interview with director & analysis
In: Cinema TV Today n10106 26 Oct 1974 Page: 17
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10106 26 Oct 1974: no known title]Language: English
Description: Credits
In: Rivista del Cinematografo n12 December 1963 Pages: 545-548
Title: [Rivista del Cinematografo - n12 December 1963: no known title]Language: Italian
In: Film (BFFS) n32 Summer 1962 Page: 22
Title: [Film (BFFS) - n32 Summer 1962: no known title]Language: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: films of Joseph LoseyAuthor: PALMER, James Pages: vii-x,175p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(9)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1564883
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4158 FeetBFI identifier: C-603100
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4164 FeetBFI identifier: C-603093
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-884776
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Film materials(8)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4158 FeetBFI identifier: C-603100
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 4164 FeetBFI identifier: C-603093
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 16mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 4187 FeetBFI identifier: C-1011634
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 16mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 4187 FeetBFI identifier: C-959932
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1564883
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Magnetic recordingBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 14333 FeetStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-959931
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original Colour NegativeBase: CTASound: MuteLength: 10478 FeetStock date: 1974BFI identifier: C-959929
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Reversal Colour InternegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 10478 FeetStock date: 1975BFI identifier: C-959930
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film