Carrington Movie Review 1995

England's artistic Bloomsbury group is examined through the eccentric relationship of artist Dora Carrington (Thompson) and her love for homosexual Lytton Strachey (Pryce), celebrated author of "Eminent Victorians." There's many a menage as the duo live together with Carrington's husband (Waddington), on whom Strachey has a crush, and both their various amours (though Carrington's heart is reserved for Lytton). Film is distractingly divided into titled segments (from 1915 to 1932) and, while Pryce gives a bravura performance, Thompson is merely enigmatic. Based on Michael Holroyd's biography "Lytton Strachey." Hampton's directorial debut.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.
Originally from French, British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Biopics: Artists, Romantic Triangles, Period Piece: 20th Century, Art & Artists, Great Britain, Gays

Screenplay

Christopher Hampton

Cast

Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington, Samuel West, Rufus Sewell, Penelope Wilton, Jeremy Northam, Peter Blythe, Janet McTeer, Alex Kingston, Sebastian Harcombe, Richard Clifford

Cinematography

Denis Lenoir

Director

Christopher Hampton

Music

Michael Nyman

Producer

Ronald Shedlo, John McGrath, Philippe Carcassonne, Francis Boespflug, Fabienne Vonier, Polygram, Le Studio Canal Plus, Gramercy Pictures

Awards

Cannes 1995: Special Jury Prize, Actor (Pryce); Natl. Bd. of Review 1995: Actress (Thompson).