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Carrington
Carrington

Carrington

A love story so unusual it has to be true.

Genres

HistoryDramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

25 May 1995

Country

France

Cast

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Dora Carrington

Jonathan Pryce

Jonathan Pryce

Lytton Strachey

Steven Waddington

Steven Waddington

Ralph Partridge

Samuel West

Samuel West

Gerald Brenan

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Mark Gertler

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Vanessa Bell

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Beacus Penrose

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Frances Partridge

Richard Clifford

Richard Clifford

Clive Bell

David Ryall

David Ryall

Mayor

Stephen Boxer

Stephen Boxer

Military Rep

Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe

Phillip Morrell

Sebastian Harcombe

Sebastian Harcombe

Roger Senhouse

Annabel Mullion

Annabel Mullion

Mary Hutchinson

Daniel Betts

Daniel Betts

Porter

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