Synopsis
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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Details
- Released
- 25 May 1995
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Director
- Christopher Hampton
- Writers
- Christopher Hampton
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Production
- Cinéa, Freeway Films, Orsans Productions, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Euston Films, Le Studio Canal+
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Cast
Emma Thompson
Jonathan PryceNominated
Steven Waddington
Samuel West
Rufus Sewell
Penelope Wilton
Janet McTeer
Jeremy Northam
Alex Kingston
Richard Clifford