Plenty (1985) on Netflix
Susan Traherne serves as a wartime courier for the British. After the war she returns to England, finds peacetime life trivial, and sets out to get what she wants, whatever the cost.
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Plot summary
Susan Traherne is a British woman who serves as a courier during World War II. In 1943 she is in a French wood, waiting as a message is due to arrive by parachute. Lazar, another British agent, parachutes in after his aircraft has trouble. The two flee from German soldiers and spend a night together; Susan confides in him. Lazar departs at dawn after a warning on his wireless, leaving her a pair of cufflinks. When the war ends, Susan goes back to England and finds work as a clerk, sharing a home with her friend Alice. Peacetime strikes her as trivial and insufficient. She resolves to shape the life she desires and pays no heed to the people around her.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Plenty (1985)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Kate Nelligan originated the role of Susan Traherne on the London and New York stages before Meryl Streep took the part in the film.
- A tie-in novel by Andrew Osmond expanded on the post-war life of Lazar, Susan's lover, building on the film's popularity.
