Carrington (film)
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Christopher Hampton |
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| Written by | Christopher Hampton |
| Starring | Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce |
| Music by | Michael Nyman |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Running time | 121 min |
| Country | UK France |
| Language | English |
Carrington is a film released in 1995 about the life of the English artist Dora Carrington, who was known simply as Carrington.
The film, starring Emma Thompson in the title role, focuses on her unusual relationship with the author Lytton Strachey, played by Jonathan Pryce, as well as with other members of the Bloomsbury Group.
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Cast
- Emma Thompson - Dora Carrington
- Jonathan Pryce - Lytton Strachey
- Steven Waddington - Ralph Partridge
- Samuel West - Gerald Brenan
- Rufus Sewell - Mark Gertler
- Penelope Wilton - Lady Ottoline Morrell
- Janet McTeer - Vanessa Bell
- Peter Blythe - Phillip Morrell
- Jeremy Northam - Beacus Penrose
- Alex Kingston - Frances Partridge
Music
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| Soundtrack by Michael Nyman | |||||
| Released | September 1, 1995 (UK) October 3, 1995 (USA) |
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| Recorded | 10-11 November 1994, Abbey Road Studios, London | ||||
| Genre | Soundtrack, Contemporary classical, Minimalist music | ||||
| Length | 67:15 | ||||
| Label | Argo | ||||
| Producer | Michael Nyman | ||||
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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. 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.
Track listing
- Outside looking in 9.14
- Opening titles 1.21
- Fly drive 1.40
- Cliffs of fall 2.00
- Every curl of your beard 2.24
- Virgin on the roof 1.40
- Gertler 3.15
- Leaving Gertler 1.27
- Painting the Garden Of Eden 1.59
- Partridge 1.54
- Floating the honeymoon 2.45
- Brenan 6.53
- Beacus 2.58
- Leaving Brenan 1.59
- Ham Spray House 1.39
- The infinite complexities of Christmas 4.18
- 'Something rather impulsive' 1.48
- 'If this is dying' 1.46
- Franz Schubert: String Quartet In C: Adagio - Amadeus Quartet/Robert Cohen (1987 recording-Polydor/Deutsche Grammophon) 15.11
Personnel
- Michael Nyman, piano
- Beverley Davison, violin
- Ann Morfee, violin
- Claire Thompson, violin
- Nicholas Ward, violin
- Boguslow Kosteki, violin
- Harriet Davies, violin
- Catherine Musker, viola
- Bruce White, viola
- Philip D'Arcy, viola
- Jim Sleigh, viola
- Anthony Hinnigan, cello
- Justin Pearson, cello
- Tony Lewis, cello
- Martin Elliott, bass guitar
- David Roach, soprano/alto saxophone
- Jamie Talbot, alto/tenor saxophone
- Richard Clews, horn
- Produced by Michael Nyman
- Engineer: Michael J. Dutton
- Mixed at Abbey Road Studios, London
- Edited at Kitsch Studios, London
- Design: Curio Group Limited
- Published by Chester Music Ltd/Michael Nyman Ltd
Awards
1995 Cannes Film Festival
1995 National Board of Review
- Best Actress, for Emma Thompson (with Sense and Sensibility)
1996 Evening Standard British Film Awards
- Best Actor for Jonathan Pryce
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