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Carrington

1995 · 121 min

A quietly devastating, literate chamber piece that traces an unconventional love over decades with wit, tenderness and an undercurrent of melancholy.

Directed by: Christopher Hampton
Genres: History, Drama, Romance
Starring: Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington

Tagline: A love story so unusual it has to be true.
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Christopher Hampton
Genres: History, Drama, Romance
Starring: Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Steven Waddington

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
sexuality
friendship
grief
Places: countryside
single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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