Carrington (film)
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Carrington is a film made in 1995 about the life of the English artist Dora Carrington, who was known simply as Carrington.
The film, starring Emma Thompson in the title role, focuses on her unusual relationship with the author Lytton Strachey, played by Jonathan Pryce, as well as with other members of the Bloomsbury Group.
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[edit] Credit
- Written and directed by Christopher Hampton
- Music by Michael Nyman
[edit] Cast
- Emma Thompson - Dora Carrington
- Jonathan Pryce - Lytton Strachey
- Steven Waddington - Ralph Partridge
- Samuel West - Gerald Brenan
- Rufus Sewell - Mark Gertler
- Penelope Wilton - Lady Ottoline Morrell
- Janet McTeer - Vanessa Bell
- Peter Blythe - Phillip Morrell
- Jeremy Northam - Beacus Penrose
- Alex Kingston - Frances Partridge
- Sebastian Harcombe - Roger Senhouse
- Richard Clifford - Clive Bell
- David Ryall - Mayor
- Stephen Boxer - Military Rep
- Annabel Mullion - Mary Hutchinson
- Gary Turner - Duncan Grant
- Georgiana Dacombe - Marjorie Gertler
- Helen Blatch - Nurse
- Neville Phillips - Court Usher
- Christopher Birch - Dr. Starkey Smith
- Daniel Betts - Porter
- Simon Bye - Fly Driver
- Marzio Idoni - Gondolier
[edit] Awards
[edit] 1995 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury Special Prize
- Best Actor for Jonathan Pryce
[edit] 1995 National Board of Review
- Best Actress, for Emma Thompson (with Sense and Sensibility)
[edit] 1996 Evening Standard British Film Awards
- Best Actor for Jonathan Pryce