Susan Traherne (earned a BAFTA nomination for the role). Charles Dance: Raymond Brock, her long-suffering husband. Tracey Ullman: Alice Park, Susan’s bohemian best friend.

Upon returning to England, Susan finds the era of "plenty" to be emotionally stultified and trivial.

While Streep's performance was widely praised as a "masterclass," some critics found Schepisi’s direction too "clinical" or "stagey" for a cinematic adaptation.

Susan Traherne (Meryl Streep) serves as a courier for the French Resistance during WWII. This period of high-stakes danger and purpose becomes the defining peak of her life.