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Carrington

  • 19951995
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  • 2h 1m
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6.8/10
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Carrington (1995)
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The platonic relationship between artist Dora Carrington (Dame Emma Thompson) and writer Lytton Strachey (Jonathan Pryce) in the early twentieth century.The platonic relationship between artist Dora Carrington (Dame Emma Thompson) and writer Lytton Strachey (Jonathan Pryce) in the early twentieth century.The platonic relationship between artist Dora Carrington (Dame Emma Thompson) and writer Lytton Strachey (Jonathan Pryce) in the early twentieth century.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
5.5K
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  • Director
    • Christopher Hampton
  • Writers
    • Christopher Hampton
    • Michael Holroyd(book)
  • Stars
    • Emma Thompson
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Steven Waddington
Top credits
  • Director
    • Christopher Hampton
  • Writers
    • Christopher Hampton
    • Michael Holroyd(book)
  • Stars
    • Emma Thompson
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Steven Waddington
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    • 58User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 7 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Carrington
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    Jonathan Pryce, Emma Thompson, and Christopher Hampton in Carrington (1995)
    Emma Thompson, Steven Waddington, and Samuel West in Carrington (1995)
    Jonathan Pryce and Emma Thompson in Carrington (1995)
    Jonathan Pryce in Carrington (1995)
    Emma Thompson and Steven Waddington in Carrington (1995)
    Jonathan Pryce and Emma Thompson in Carrington (1995)
    Emma Thompson in Carrington (1995)
    Carrington (1995)
    Carrington (1995)
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    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Dora Carringtonas Dora Carrington
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Lytton Stracheyas Lytton Strachey
    Steven Waddington
    Steven Waddington
    • Ralph Partridgeas Ralph Partridge
    Samuel West
    Samuel West
    • Gerald Brenanas Gerald Brenan
    Rufus Sewell
    Rufus Sewell
    • Mark Gertleras Mark Gertler
    Penelope Wilton
    Penelope Wilton
    • Lady Ottoline Morrellas Lady Ottoline Morrell
    Janet McTeer
    Janet McTeer
    • Vanessa Bellas Vanessa Bell
    Peter Blythe
    Peter Blythe
    • Phillip Morrellas Phillip Morrell
    Jeremy Northam
    Jeremy Northam
    • Beacus Penroseas Beacus Penrose
    Alex Kingston
    Alex Kingston
    • Frances Partridgeas Frances Partridge
    Sebastian Harcombe
    • Roger Senhouseas Roger Senhouse
    Richard Clifford
    Richard Clifford
    • Clive Bellas Clive Bell
    David Ryall
    David Ryall
    • Mayoras Mayor
    Stephen Boxer
    Stephen Boxer
    • Military Repas Military Rep
    Annabel Mullion
    Annabel Mullion
    • Mary Hutchinsonas Mary Hutchinson
    Gary Turner
    • Duncan Grantas Duncan Grant
    Georgiana Dacombe
    • Marjorie Gertleras Marjorie Gertler
    Helen Blatch
    • Nurseas Nurse
    • Director
      • Christopher Hampton
    • Writers
      • Christopher Hampton
      • Michael Holroyd(book)
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    Storyline

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    The story of the relationship between painter Dora Carrington (Dame Emma Thompson) and author Lytton Strachey (Jonathan Pryce) in a World War I England of cottages and countryside. Although platonic due to Strachey's homosexuality, the relationship was nevertheless a deep and complicated one. When Carrington did develop a more physical relationship with soldier Ralph Partridge (Steven Waddington), Strachey was able to welcome him as a friend, although Partridge remained somewhat uneasy, not so much with Strachey's sexual orientation as with the fact that he was a conscientious objector. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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      • She had many lovers but only one love.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong sexuality and language
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      During the press tour for the movie, Dame Emma Thompson told reporters how she enjoyed doing nude scenes, particularly since she was not a standard Hollywood "hard-body".
    • Quotes

      Dora Carrington: [voice-over, a letter] My dearest Lytton, There is a great deal to say, and I feel very incompetent to write it today. You see, I knew there was nothing really to hope for from you, well, ever since the beginning. All these years, I have known all along that my life with you was limited. Lytton, you're the only person who I ever had an all-absorbing passion for. I shall never have another. I couldn't, now. I had one of the most self-abasing loves that a person can have. It's too much of a strain to be quite alone here, waiting to see you, or craning my nose and eyes out of the top window at 44, Gordon Square to see if you were coming down the street. Ralph said you were nervous lest I'd feel I have some sort of claim on you, and that all your friends wondered how you could have stood me so long, as I didn't understand a word of literature. That was wrong. For nobody, I think, could have loved the Ballards, Donne, and Macaulay's Essays and, best of all, Lytton's Essays, as much as I. You never knew, or never will know, the very big and devastating love I had for you. How I adored every hair, every curl of your beard. Just thinking of you now makes me cry so I can't see this paper. Once you said to me - that Wednesday afternoon in the sitting room - you loved me as a friend. Could you tell it to me again. Yours, Carrington.

      Lytton Strachey: [voice-over, his written reply] My dearest and best, Do you know how difficult I find it to express my feelings, either in letters or talk ? Do you really want me to tell you that I love you as a friend ? But of course that is absurd. And you do know very well that I love you as something more than a friend, you angelic creature, whose goodness has made me happy for years. Your letter made me cry. I feel a poor, old, miserable creature. If there was a chance that your decision meant that I should somehow or other lose you, I don't think I could bear it. You and Ralph and our life at Tidmarsh are what I care for most in the world.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The American President/Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls/Kicking and Screaming/Carrington/Total Eclipse (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Adagio from 'String Quintet in C Major', D. 956, op. post. 163
      Composed by Franz Schubert

    User reviews58

    Review
    Top review
    art and fluid sexuality
    "Carrington" has Christopher Hampton's great stamp on it and the fine performances of Emma Thompson (as the lead, artist Dora Carrington), and Jonathan Pryce (hilarious as Lytton Strachey). Also in the cast are Sam West, Jeremy Northam, Steven Waddington and Rufus Sewell, all entangled in some way with Carrington and all the time the love of her life is the one man she can't fully have.

    Her story is a tragic one and extremely moving, with a lot of twists and turns along the way. Lots of sections are explicit while others are brilliantly understated, particular concerning Carrington and Strachey together. Light relief is provided with scenes including the conscientious objector hearing. We also get an insight into what makes Carrington tick as an artist, what inspires her and makes her grow.

    My favourite scene of all though is Carrington, alone in a garden watching all the lovers in the house switching off the lights in their rooms until she sits in darkness.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1995 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Керрінгтон
    • Filming locations
      • Cliveden House, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
      • Freeway Films
      • Cinéa
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,242,342
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $151,722
      • Nov 12, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,242,342
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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