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Effie Gray

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 1h 44m
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6.0/10
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Emma Thompson and Dakota Fanning in Effie Gray (2014)
A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
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A look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning), and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett... Read allA look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning), and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge).A look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning), and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge).

  • Director
    • Richard Laxton
  • Writer
    • Emma Thompson
  • Stars
    • Dakota Fanning
    • Greg Wise
    • Tom Sturridge
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    6.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Laxton
    • Writer
      • Emma Thompson
    • Stars
      • Dakota Fanning
      • Greg Wise
      • Tom Sturridge
    • 69User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Dakota Fanning in Effie Gray (2014)
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    David Suchet, Julie Walters, and Greg Wise in Effie Gray (2014)

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    Dakota Fanning
    Dakota Fanning
    • Effie Gray
    Greg Wise
    Greg Wise
    • John Ruskin
    Tom Sturridge
    Tom Sturridge
    • John Everett Millais
    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Lady Eastlake
    Polly Dartford
    Polly Dartford
    • Sophie Gray
    Tom Herriott
    • William Holman Hunt
    Sam Churchill
    • Dante Gabriel Rossetti
    Martin Keatman
    • Thomas Woolner
    Chris Haggart
    • William Michael Rossetti
    Nima Dabestani
    Nima Dabestani
    • James Collinson
    • (as Alex Best)
    George Laing
    • Frederic Stephens
    Patrick Doyle
    Patrick Doyle
    • Wedding Minister
    Peter Farr
    • Mr. Gray (Effie's Father)
    Nicola Draffan
    • Mrs. Gray (Effie's Mother)
    Tutu Jereissati
    • Flower Girl
    Russell Tovey
    Russell Tovey
    • George
    David Suchet
    David Suchet
    • Mr. Ruskin
    Julie Walters
    Julie Walters
    • Mrs. Ruskin
    • Director
      • Richard Laxton
    • Writer
      • Emma Thompson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Elle Fanning, the real-life younger sister of Dakota Fanning, was initially supposed to play Sophie Gray. However, she had to be re-cast because she grew four inches taller than her sister.
    • Goofs
      The movie poster shows Fanning as Effie superimposed over Millais's painting "Ophelia," implying that Effie was the model. She wasn't; Elizabeth (Lizzie) Siddal was the model for Ophelia. (Lizzie was Gabriel Rossetti's wife and their story is as scandalous as the Ruskins'.)
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Sophie Gray: [narrating] Once, a beautiful young girl lived in a very cold house in Scotland. The house was cold because someone's grandfather killed himself there. One day, the grandson came to visit the house. He thought the beautiful girl was an angel came down to Earth. The grandson worked very hard. He read and thought and drew and wrote. He wrote a fairy story just for her. She was twelve years old. Her mother and father were kind, but his were wicked. When she grew up, he married her.

    • Connections
      Featured in Effie Gray: Interview with Emma Thompson (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      The Farmer's Servant
      Performed by A.L. Lloyd

      from the album "English Drinking Songs"

      courtesy of Riverside Records

    User reviews69

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    9/10
    I don't understand the drubbing this film has taken
    I thought it was excellent. Beautifully filmed, great acting and a fascinating story.

    Many reviews criticize Dakota's acting but I thought she portrayed the quiet desperation of a woman trapped in a terrible marriage.

    Odd to me that every silly comic book based movie gets raves and a truly great movie like this gets panned.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2014 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Metrodome Distribution (United Kingdom)
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Эффи
    • Filming locations
      • Venice, Veneto, Italy
    • Production company
      • Sovereign Films (II)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $352,534
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $161,728
      • Apr 5, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $721,143
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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