Tom & Viv

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Tom & Viv

Movie poster for Tom & Viv
Directed by Brian Gilbert
Written by Michael Hastings
(play)
Michael Hastings
(screenplay)
Adrian Hodges
(screenplay)
Starring Willem Dafoe
Miranda Richardson
Rosemary Harris
Music by Debbie Wiseman
Cinematography Martin Fuhrer
Distributed by Miramax
Release date(s) December 2, 1994
Country UK/USA
Language English
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Tom & Viv is a 1994 film which tells the story of the true-life relationship between T. S. Eliot and his first wife, Vivienne Haigh-Wood. They were married in 1915 after a very brief courtship and separated in 1933 though they never divorced.

The movie was adapted by Michael Hastings and Adrian Hodges from the 1984 play of the same name by Hastings. The film was directed by Brian Gilbert and it starred Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton and Nickolas Grace. The play by Michael Hastings ran in London in the Fall of 2006.

The movie was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Miranda Richardson) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rosemary Harris).


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