Carrington

Genres: History, Drama, Romance

Languages: English

Year: 1995

Vote: 6.2

Festival & Award: Cannes - Jury Prize

Carrington

The showmakers

Christopher Hampton
Emma Thompson
Jonathan Pryce
Steven Waddington
Samuel West

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.

Indie vibes check

This film has a more traditional approach with a known director and a production that supports mainstream art cinema.

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