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Carrington (1995)

Carrington (1995)

Drama Romance History

A love story so unusual it has to be true.

Release Date: 1995, May 25
Directors: Christopher Hampton
Countries: France, United Kingdom
Production: Cinéa, Cinéa, Freeway Films, Freeway Films, Orsans Productions, Orsans Productions, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Euston Films, Euston Films, Le Studio Canal+, Le Studio Canal+
Cast: David Ryall, Janet McTeer, Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Samuel West, Steven Waddington, Daniel Betts, Penelope Wilton, Richard Clifford, Annabel Mullion, Alex Kingston, Mark Chapman

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

england soldier painter conscientious objector polyamory