Tom & Viv

Tom & Viv

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Brian Gilbert
Produced by Harvey Kass
Marc Samuelson
Peter Samuelson
Screenplay by Michael Hastings
Adrian Hodges
Based on Tom & Viv
by Michael Hastings
Starring
Music by Debbie Wiseman
Cinematography Martin Fuhrer
Edited by Tony Lawson
Distributed by Miramax Films
Release date
  • December 2, 1994 (1994-12-02)
Running time
 115 minutes
Country United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Box office $538,534

Tom & Viv is a 1994 period drama film directed by Brian Gilbert, based on the 1984 play by the same name by British playwright Michael Hastings about the early love life of American poet T.S. Eliot. The film stars Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton and Nickolas Grace.

Plot

The film tells the story of the relationship between T. S. Eliot and his first wife, Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot. They were married in 1915 after a brief courtship, and separated in 1933 though they never divorced.[1]

Cast

Reception

The film received mixed reviews, holding a 33% 'rotten' rating on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly praised the performances but gave the film a B-, saying '[It] is the kind of sodden, tasteful, here-are-a-few-nasty-warts-to-chew-on biography that raises as many dramatic questions as it answers.'[3] Derek Elley of Variety admired the film's artistic aspirations and production values, but called it, 'a handsomely appointed but overly starchy love story that attains real clout only in the final reel.'[4]

Awards

Despite the reception, the film was nominated for Academy Awards in the categories Best Actress in a Leading Role (Miranda Richardson) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rosemary Harris).

References

  1. ↑ Hastings, Michael. Tom and Viv. Penguin 1985, with an introduction by Hastings.
  2. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tom_and_viv/?search=tom%20and%20viv
  3. ↑ http://www.ew.com/article/1995/02/17/tom-and-viv
  4. ↑ http://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/tom-viv-1200436696/
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