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Fowles makes his plot intertwine on itself, laying it out linearly at first, only to have it curl back on itself later with a "that was what might have happened, or maybe this is what really happened." Along the way, he discourses on Victorian customs, the theories of Charles Darwin, and the poetry of Matthew Arnold.
In 1981, Hollywood undertook to make this story into a movie. Instead of trying to create a screenplay that literalised the plot construction that Fowles had laid down, Harold Pinter invented a modern parallel. He did this by revealing a story within a story -- showing us the lives of the actors who portray Fowles's characters. The characters' story ends one way, the actors' another.
The movie stars Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. It was directed by Karel Reisz. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading RoleThe Academy Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners are chosen (Meryl Streep), Best Art Direction-Set DecorationThe Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. The Academy Award for Best Art Direction recognizes achievement in art direction on a film. The films below are listed with their production year, so the Oscar 2000 for, Best Costume DesignThis Academy Award was first given for movies made in 1948 when separate awards were given for black-and-white and color movies. 1940s 1948 Black-and-White Roger K. Furse Hamlet Irene Sharaff B. s Daughter 1948 Color Dorothy Jeakins, Barbara Karinska Joan, Best Film EditingThe Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. 1930s 1934 Eskimo Conrad A. Nervig Cleopatra Anne Bauchens One Night of Love Gene Milford 1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream Ralph Dawson David Copperfield Robert J. Kern The Informe and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another MediumThe Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source (usually a novel or play). See also the A.