Carrington

"A love story so unusual it has to be true."

Nov 10 1995 R 2h 1m
Biography, 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.

Plot

The story of the relationship between painter Dora Carrington (Dame Emma Thompson) and author Lytton Strachey (Jonathan Pryce) in a World War I England of cottages and countryside. Although platonic due to Strachey's homosexuality, the relationship was nevertheless a deep and complicated one. When Carrington did develop a more physical relationship with soldier Ralph Partridge (Steven Waddington), Strachey was able to welcome him as a friend, although Partridge remained somewhat uneasy, not so much with Strachey's sexual orientation as with the fact that he was a conscientious objector.

Written by

Christopher Hampton, Michael Holroyd

Directed by

Christopher Hampton

Cast

Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, France

Production Companies

Euston Films, Freeway Films, Cinéa, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Orsans Productions, European Co-production Fund, StudioCanal

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 7 wins & 9 nominations total

Trailers
Carrington (1995) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
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