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Carrington movie storyline. The story of the relationship between painter Dora Carrington and author Lytton Strachey in a World War One 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, 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.
Carrington is a 1995 British biographical film written and directed by Christopher Hampton about the life of the English painter Dora Carrington (1893–1932), who was known simply as “Carrington”. The screenplay is based on biographies of writer and critic Lytton Strachey (1880–1932) by Michael Holroyd.
The score of the film was composed by Michael Nyman. It was primarily based upon his String Quartet No.3, with which Hampton created a temp track, and wanted as a leitmotif for Lytton Strachey. The score is also based on Schubert’s String Quintet in C, D. 956, whose Adagio is played during a scene in the film. However, there is also newly composed material for the film, including “Virgin on the roof,” which was incorporated into the String Quartet No. 4, and the theme for Mark Gertler, which is derived from 3 Quartets, which was composed at roughly the same time.
Cast and Characters
Emma Thompson as Dora Carrington
Jonathan Pryce as Lytton Strachey
Steven Waddington as Ralph Partridge
Samuel West as Gerald Brenan
Rufus Sewell as Mark Gertler
Penelope Wilton as Lady Ottoline Morrell
Janet McTeer as Vanessa Bell
Peter Blythe as Phillip Morrell
Jeremy Northam as Beacus Penrose
Alex Kingston as Frances Partridge
Annabel Mullion as Mary Hutchinson
Carrington (1995)
Directed by: Christopher Hampton
Starring: Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington, Rufus Sewell, Samuel West, Penelope Wilton, Janet McTeer, Peter Blythe, Penelope Wilton, Jeremy Northam, Annabel Mullion
Screenplay by: Christopher Hampton
Production Design by: Caroline Amies
Cinematography by: Denis Lenoir
Film Editing by: George Akers
Costume Design by: Penny Rose
Art Direction by: Frank Walsh
Music by: Michael Nyman
Distributed by: Gramercy Pictures
Release Date: September 22, 1995 (United Kingdom), November 10, 1995 (United States)
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