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Carrington (film)

Carrington
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Christopher Hampton
Produced by John McGrath
Ronald Shedlo
Written by Christopher Hampton
Based on Lytton Strachey
by Michael Holroyd
Starring
Music by Michael Nyman
Cinematography Denis Lenoir
Edited by George Akers
Production
company
Distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Gramercy Pictures
Release date
  • 22 September 1995 (1995-09-22) (United Kingdom)
  • 10 November 1995 (1995-11-10) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
Country United Kingdom
France
Language English
Box office $3,242,342
Carrington
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Soundtrack album by Michael Nyman
Released 1 September 1995 (UK)
3 October 1995 (United States)
Recorded 10–11 November 1994, Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre Soundtrack, Contemporary classical, Minimalist music
Length 67:15
Label Argo
Producer Michael Nyman
Michael Nyman chronology
Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs
1995
Carrington
1995
The Diary of Anne Frank
1995

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 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.

The film is divided into 6 chapters.

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.


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