Carrington

6.1 1995 2h 1m France

History Drama Romance

Painter Dora Carrington develops an intimate but extremely complex bond with writer Lytton Strachey. Though Lytton is a homosexual, he is enchanted by the mysterious Dora and they begin a lifelong friendship that has strangely romantic undertones. Eventually, Lytton and Dora decide to live together, despite the fact that the latter has fallen in love with military man Ralph Partridge, whom she plans to marry.

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A love story so unusual it has to be true. Painter Dora Carrington develops an intimate but extremely complex bond with writer Lytton Strachey. Though Lytton is a homosexual, he is enchanted by the mysterious Dora and they begin a lifelong friendship that has strangely romantic undertones. Eventually, Lytton and Dora decide to live together, despite the fact that the latter has fallen in love with military man Ralph Partridge, whom she plans to marry.

Details

Directors

Christopher Hampton

Writers

Michael Holroyd, Christopher Hampton

Cast

Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington, Samuel West, Rufus Sewell, Penelope Wilton, Janet McTeer, Jeremy Northam, Alex Kingston, Richard Clifford, David Ryall, Stephen Boxer, Peter Blythe, Sebastian Harcombe, Annabel Mullion

Production

Cinéa, Freeway Films, Orsans Productions, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Euston Films, Le Studio Canal+

Languages

English

Countries

France, United Kingdom