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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.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations.
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Dora Carrington
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Lytton Strachey
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Ralph Partridge
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Gerald Brenan
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Mark Gertler
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Lady Ottoline Morrell
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Vanessa Bell
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Phillip Morrell
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Beacus Penrose
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Frances Partridge
Sebastian Harcombe ...
Roger Senhouse
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Clive Bell
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Mayor
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Military Rep
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Mary Hutchinson
Gary Turner ...
Duncan Grant
Georgiana Dacombe ...
Marjorie Gertler
Helen Blatch ...
Nurse
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Court Usher
Christopher Birch ...
Dr. Starkey Smith
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Porter
Simon Bye ...
Fly Driver
Marzio Idoni ...
Gondolier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Chapman ...
Johnny Boy (uncredited)
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Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Christopher Hampton

Written by

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Christopher Hampton ... ()
 
Michael Holroyd ... (book)

Produced by

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Francis Boespflug ... executive producer
Philippe Carcassonne ... executive producer
John McGrath ... producer
Ronald Shedlo ... producer
Chris Thompson ... associate producer
Fabienne Vonier ... executive producer

Music by

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Michael Nyman

Cinematography by

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Denis Lenoir

Editing by

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George Akers

Editorial Department

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James Marsh ... first assistant editor
Bridgette Williams ... cutting room trainee (as Bridgette Corbett)
Paul Ensby ... color timer (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Caroline Amies

Art Direction by

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Frank Walsh

Costume Design by

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Penny Rose

Makeup Department

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Christine Beveridge ... hair stylist (as Chrissie Beveridge) / makeup artist (as Chrissie Beveridge)
Elaine Davis ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Norma Webb ... hair stylist / makeup artist

Production Management

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Rosanna Roditi ... production manager: Italy
Chloe Sizer ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William Booker ... third assistant director
Guido Cerasuolo ... second assistant director: Italy
Tim Lewis ... second assistant director
Guy Travers ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Peter Adams ... construction run-around
Brian Aldridge ... dressing props
Lee Betts ... painter
Dennis Bosher ... draughtsman
Roger Bowles ... draughtsman
Alan Chesters ... construction manager
Leigh Chesters ... trainee carpenter
Susanna Codognato ... art department: Italy
Ciaran Donnelly ... carpenter
Judy Ducker ... production buyer
Martin Duffy ... chargehand carpenter
Peter Duffy ... carpenter
Brian Eke ... carpenter
Christopher Evans ... decorative artist
Davide Fadda ... art department laborer: Italy
Nick Ferguson ... pastiche artist
Jim Foran ... construction supervisor
Barry Gibbs ... property master
Jane Gifford ... pastiche artist
Claire Grainger ... design assistant
Fred Gray ... pastiche artist
David Gruar ... stagehand
Michael Gunner ... chargehand painter
Rebecca Holmes ... design assistant
Simon Hutchings ... painter
Gary Ixer ... stand-by propman
Matt James ... painter
Malcolm Keen ... painter
David Ned Kelly ... stand-by carpenter
J.A. Lenman ... painter
David Mears ... painter
Martin O'Connor ... props run-around
Graham Osten-Lee ... carpenter
Darryl Patterson ... storeman
Brian Rielly ... painter
Nicky Risso-Gill ... draughtsman
Raffaele Scarpa ... art department laborer: Italy
Andy Semple ... assistant art director (as Andrew Semple)
Bob Sherwood ... stand-by props
Mike Sotheran ... painter
Jim Stanes ... graphic artist
Alison Stewart-Richardson ... design assistant
Warren Stickley ... dressing props
Terry Weaver ... painter
Michael Webb ... stagehand
Darryl Paterson ... props storeman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jason Adams ... assistant sound editor
Ed Colyer ... foley mixer (as Edward Colyer)
Felicity Cottrell ... foley artist
Graham Daniel ... re-recording mixer
Sarah Ellis ... assistant sound editor
Peter Lindsay ... sound mixer
Dennis McTaggart ... sound editor
Ray Merrin ... re-recording mixer
Mervyn Moore ... boom operator
Zivi Ronen ... sound room trainee
Jupiter Sen ... adr editor / foley editor
Jason Swanscott ... foley artist
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bill Beenham ... rigger
Regis Benedettelli ... labourer grip: Italy
Flavio Bertini ... generator operator: Italy
Stefano Biscaro ... grip: Italy
Neil Carr ... chargehand rigger
Luca Casagrande ... labourer electrician: Italy
Tommaso Dabala ... electrician: Italy
Martin Evans ... best boy
Kevin Fraser ... grip
Jill Furmanovsky ... still photographer
Dario Gardi ... electrician: Italy
Darren Gatrell ... electrician
Fred Harris ... camera operator / grip
Pam Hegerty ... rigger
Pascal Lagriffoul ... focus puller
Luis Lazo ... still photographer
Reg Lockwood ... rigger
David Morani ... gaffer
Tim Murphy ... rigger
Peter Robertson ... steadicam operator
Xandy Sahla ... assistant camera (as Alex Sahla)
Virginie Saint-Martin ... clapper loader (as Virginie St. Martin)
Michael Seymour ... rigger
Steven Spud Slater ... rigger
Michele Turchetto ... grip: Italy
Al Watson ... generator operator
Paul Wells ... electrician
Andrea Chiozzotto ... electrician: Venice (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jill Avery ... wardrobe mistress
Kirsten Hecktermann ... assistant costume designer
Loredana Nicolao ... seamstress: Italy
Adrian Simmons ... wardrobe master

Location Management

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Nick Daubeny ... location manager
Mark Somner ... location assistant
Ron Watkins ... location liaison (as Ronnie Watkins)

Music Department

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Richard Clews ... French horn
Jamie Talbot ... alto saxophone
Stuart Brooks ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Penny Eyles ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Mike Beaven ... unit driver
Jed Bray ... unit driver
Dave Carpenter ... makeup bus driver
Tom Daly ... driver: honeywagon
Alfio Galli ... transport: Italy
Fred Harris ... truck driver
Enyo Mortty ... unit driver
Gary Palmer ... dining bus driver
Tony Redman ... unit driver
Sid Romain ... driver: minibus
Brett Walker ... motorhome driver
Simon Walker ... motorhome driver
Tony Walker ... driver: construction department
Ian Weatherly ... wardrobe driver
Ian Young ... roadtrain driver

Additional Crew

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Patricia Barr ... unit nurse
Tor Belfrage ... assistant: Mr. Hampton
Tim Bricknell ... production runner
Furio Buranella ... craft service: Italy
John Clifford ... stand-in: Mr. Pryce
Michelle Davies ... floor runner
Dominique De Langes ... production assistant: Italy
Daniela Foà ... crowd marshall: Italy
John L. Hargreaves ... production consultant
William Hobbs ... fight arranger
Stuart Hopps ... choreographer
Bobbie Johnson ... production accountant
Deborah Leakey ... assistant accountant
Annie Livings ... stand-in: Miss Thompson
Tamara Morris ... caterer
Richard Moxon ... legal advisor
Tori Parry ... production coordinator
Albert G. Ruben ... insurance
Ann Runeckles ... assistant: Mr. Shedlo
Chloe Sizer ... assistant: Mr. McGrath
Reshad D. Somauroo ... production trainee
Fabio Vianello ... production runner: Italy
Mark Waddell ... film grading
Joan Washington ... dialogue coach
Tony Tucker ... marine coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks

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Frank Bloom ... special thanks
Susie Brown ... special thanks
Joanna Carrington ... special thanks
Harvey Edgington ... special thanks
Teresa Grimes ... special thanks
Philippe Hartmann ... special thanks
Roger Heath ... special thanks
Jane Hill ... special thanks
Janet Ibbotson ... special thanks
Phil Joanou ... special thanks
Barry Krost ... special thanks
Mike Newell ... special thanks
Aline Perry ... special thanks
Bill Stephens ... special thanks
Stewart Till ... special thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

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Taglines She had many lovers but only one love. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Carrington - Liebe bis in den Tod (Germany)
  • Sotaoikeus (Finland)
  • キャリントン (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Керрінгтон (Ukraine)
  • Carrington, Dias de Paixão (Brazil)
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  • 121 min
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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". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Emma Thompson om 'Carrington' (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Adagio from 'String Quintet in C Major', D. 956, op. post. 163 See more »
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.
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