Tom & Viv
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| Directed by | Brian Gilbert |
| Produced by | Harvey Kass Marc Samuelson Peter Samuelson |
| Screenplay by | Michael Hastings Adrian Hodges |
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Tom & Viv by Michael Hastings |
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| Music by | Debbie Wiseman |
| Cinematography | Martin Fuhrer |
| Edited by | Tony Lawson |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $538,534 |
Tom & Viv is a 1994 period drama film directed by Brian Gilbert, based on the 1984 play by the same name by British playwright Michael Hastings about the early love life of American poet T.S. Eliot. The film stars Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton and Nickolas Grace.
The film tells the story of the relationship between T. S. Eliot and his first wife, Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot. They were married in 1915 after a brief courtship, and separated in 1933 though they never divorced.
The film received mixed reviews, holding a 33% 'rotten' rating on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes.Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly praised the performances but gave the film a B-, saying '[It] is the kind of sodden, tasteful, here-are-a-few-nasty-warts-to-chew-on biography that raises as many dramatic questions as it answers.' Derek Elley of Variety admired the film's artistic aspirations and production values, but called it, 'a handsomely appointed but overly starchy love story that attains real clout only in the final reel.'
Despite the reception, the film was nominated for Academy Awards in the categories Best Actress in a Leading Role (Miranda Richardson) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rosemary Harris).
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