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Portrait einer Ehe 

Portrait of a Marriage (original title)
| Biography, Drama, Romance | TV Mini-Series (1990– )
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Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by ... See full summary »

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Patricia Hodge

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Janet McTeer, David Haig, Cathryn Harrison | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Janet McTeer ...  Vita Sackville-West 4 episodes, 1990
David Haig ...  Harold Nicolson 4 episodes, 1990
Cathryn Harrison ...  Violet Keppel Trefusis 4 episodes, 1990
Diana Fairfax ...  Lady Sackville 4 episodes, 1990
Peter Birch ...  Denys Trefusis 4 episodes, 1990
Alexander Pearce Alexander Pearce ...  Nigel Nicolson 4 episodes, 1990
Yves Aubert Yves Aubert ...  Concierge 4 episodes, 1990
David Griffith David Griffith ...  Purser 4 episodes, 1990
Chris Walker Chris Walker ...  Ben Nicolson 3 episodes, 1990
Kathleen Byron ...  Lady Carnock 2 episodes, 1990
Madelaine Newton Madelaine Newton ...  Mrs. Milligan 2 episodes, 1990
Judy Elrington Judy Elrington ...  Nanny 2 episodes, 1990
Madeline Blakeney Madeline Blakeney ...  Mrs. Staples 2 episodes, 1990
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Storyline

Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson. Vita and Violet's romantic relationship becomes increasingly obsessive which spawns destructive feelings of possessiveness and jealousy between them. Written by Anonymous

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Biography | Drama | Romance

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Country:

UK | New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1990 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Portrait einer Ehe See more »

Filming Locations:

Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK See more »

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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) See more »
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Runtime:

| (4 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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For the U.S. PBS network premiere, 34 minutes of footage was cut from the original print, most of them being the soft-core lesbian love scenes. See more »

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Portrait of a Marriage
22 November 2005 | by napseptember – See all my reviews

Watched this TV movie way back in Stockholm, Sweden in 1991. I would not have believed it could happen in real life, if it had been a fiction, but it is not. It set me wondering for a bit. I like it a lot, though. The portrayal of Vita Sackville -West by Janet McTeer was very convincing , almost real, while Cathryn Harrison's portrayal of Violet Trefusis was interesting. The whole episode was truly heartbreaking and showed the complexities of the characters involved. Credit be given to Penelope Mortimer for the screenplay and the director Stephen Whittaker. The movie was also rather successful in capturing the scenes and the social stratification of England and France of the early 20th.century.
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