The Romantic Englishwoman

The Romantic Englishwoman

The conflict of a love triangle

Directed by Joseph Losey

Produced by Dial Films, Angel Productions

1975116 min5.4 / 10

A wry, intellectually engaged comedy-drama about marital dissolution and creative crisis, where infidelity and emotional displacement become the unlikely catalyst for artistic renewal.

A marriage crisis between a writer and his wife leads her to flee to Germany and eventually return with another man, through whom the writer is going to overcome his writer's block.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Romantic Englishwoman violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Romantic Englishwoman sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Romantic Englishwoman scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is The Romantic Englishwoman easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Romantic Englishwoman end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity45

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Romantic Englishwoman

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Romantic Englishwoman

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Romantic Englishwoman, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Romantic Englishwoman, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Romantic Englishwoman, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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