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Summary

Painter Dora Carrington develops an intimate but extremely complex bond with writer Lytton Strachey. Though Lytton is a homosexual, he is enchanted by the mysterious Dora and they begin a lifelong friendship that has strangely romantic undertones. Eventually, Lytton and Dora decide to live together, despite the fact that the latter has fallen in love with military man Ralph Partridge, whom she plans to marry.

Details

Release Date: May 25, 1995

Runtime: 121 minutes

Genres: History, Drama, Romance

Rating: ⭐ 6.1/10 (67 votes)

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Cast

  • Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson

    Dora Carrington

  • Jonathan Pryce

    Jonathan Pryce

    Lytton Strachey

  • Steven Waddington

    Steven Waddington

    Ralph Partridge

  • Samuel West

    Samuel West

    Gerald Brenan

  • Rufus Sewell

    Rufus Sewell

    Mark Gertler

  • Penelope Wilton

    Penelope Wilton

    Lady Ottoline Morrell

  • Janet McTeer

    Janet McTeer

    Vanessa Bell

  • Jeremy Northam

    Jeremy Northam

    Beacus Penrose

  • Alex Kingston

    Alex Kingston

    Frances Partridge

  • Richard Clifford

    Richard Clifford

    Clive Bell

  • David Ryall

    David Ryall

    Mayor

  • Stephen Boxer

    Stephen Boxer

    Military Rep

  • Peter Blythe

    Peter Blythe

    Phillip Morrell

  • Annabel Mullion

    Annabel Mullion

    Mary Hutchinson

  • Daniel Betts

    Daniel Betts

    Porter

  • Mark Chapman

    Mark Chapman

    Johnny Boy (uncredited)