Karel Reisz

A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.

Dir. Karel Reisz · With Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts

New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.

Dir. Karel Reisz · With James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton

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.

Dir. Karel Reisz · With Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae