Carrington (film)
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Carrington | |
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Directed by | Christopher Hampton |
Written by | Christopher Hampton |
Starring | Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce |
Music by | Michael Nyman |
Release date(s) | 1995 |
Running time | 121 min |
Country | UK France |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Carrington is a film released in 1995 about the life of the English artist Dora Carrington, who was known simply as Carrington.
The film, starring Emma Thompson in the title role, focuses on her unusual relationship with the author Lytton Strachey, played by Jonathan Pryce, as well as with other members of the Bloomsbury Group.
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[edit] Cast
- Emma Thompson - Dora Carrington
- Jonathan Pryce - Lytton Strachey
- Steven Waddington - Ralph Partridge
- Samuel West - Gerald Brenan
- Rufus Sewell - Mark Gertler
- Penelope Wilton - Lady Ottoline Morrell
- Janet McTeer - Vanessa Bell
- Peter Blythe - Phillip Morrell
- Jeremy Northam - Beacus Penrose
- Alex Kingston - Frances Partridge
[edit] Awards
[edit] 1995 Cannes Film Festival
[edit] 1995 National Board of Review
- Best Actress, for Emma Thompson (with Sense and Sensibility)
[edit] 1996 Evening Standard British Film Awards
- Best Actor for Jonathan Pryce