Carrington

 

Carrington

• Director: Christopher Hampton
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Rufus Sewell, Penelope Wilton·       
• Why? Thompson and Pryce
• Seen: 10 July 2025      

       Dora Carrington (Thompson) is a promising young artist at the beginning of WWI. She meets the arrogant, egotistical writer Lytton Strackey (Pryce). He is also a conscientious objector and homosexual.

       Carrington is not. She has several lovers, including the delectable artist Mark (Sewell) who wants to marry her.

       Against all odds, Carrington and Strachey become life long, passionate, intimate but mostly platonic friends, sometimes sharing lovers.

       Thompson and Pryce are, as always, lovely, the whole cast is, but unfortunately it’s all rather boring, Love stories, even eccentric ones like this – based on a true story, mind you – don’t interest me much. 

2½ * of 5