A liquid crystal display element having pretilt angles and anchoring
energies with respect to liquid crystal molecules that differ between a
pair of opposed substrates, a liquid crystal display element having
pretilt angles and anchoring energies with respect to liquid crystal
molecules that vary at a same substrate, and an optically anisotropic
film having a plurality of optically different regions is provided. Thus,
a liquid crystal display element that has improved display
characteristics, response, and the like can be obtained. Methods of
producing such liquid crystal display elements and such an optically
anisotropic film are provided. The production methods are simply carried
out utilizing the irradiation of polarized light. Thus, the present
invention is of great value to industry.