Plenty
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
Critics Sentiment
Susan has passionate affair with British agent Lazar after escape
Susan confronts Sir Andrew Charleson threatening suicide over Raymond's career
The film drops sharply from Susan's wartime passion with Lazar to her increasingly destructive behavior in peacetime, culminating in her career-ending threat against Charleson
Reviewers found Plenty a complex character study anchored by Meryl Streep's fearless performance, praising the wartime sequences and tragic irony while criticizing the confusing structure and Susan's frustrating self-destruction. The film divides audiences between those who appreciate its psychological depth and those who find it pretentious and poorly constructed. Critics consistently noted the strong supporting cast but struggled with the protagonist's unlikeable trajectory from idealistic resistance fighter to destructive neurotic.
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Meryl Streep
Susan Traherne
Tracey Ullman
Alice Park
John Gielgud
Sir Leonard Darwin
Sting
Mick
Ian McKellen
Sir Andrew Charleson
Sam Neill
Lazar
Burt Kwouk
Mr. Aung
Charles Dance
Raymond Brock
Christopher Fairbank
Spencer
Hugh Laurie
Michael
John Serret
French Farmer
André Maranne
Villon
Tristram Jellinek
Dauncey
Ian Wallace
Medlicoti
Andy de la Tour
Randall
Mitch Davies
Harry
Lindsay Ingram
Linda
Richard Hope
Alistair
Andrew Seear
Ashley
James Snell
Vincent Tampan
Crew
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