Carrington (film)

Infobox Film
name = Carrington

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caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Christopher Hampton
producer =
writer = Christopher Hampton
narrator =
starring = Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce
music = Michael Nyman
cinematography =
editing =
distributor =
released = 1995
runtime = 121 min
country = UK
France
language = English
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imdb_id = 0112637

"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.

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

Infobox Album
Name = Carrington
Type = soundtrack
Longtype =
Artist = Michael Nyman


Cover size = 200
Caption =
Released = September 1, 1995 (UK)
October 3, 1995 (USA)
Recorded = 10-11 November 1994, Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre = Soundtrack, Contemporary classical, Minimalist music
Length = 67:15
Language =
Label = Argo
Director =
Producer = Michael Nyman
Reviews =
Compiler =
Chronology =
Last album = Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs
1995
This album = Carrington
1995
Next album = The Diary of Anne Frank
1995
Misc =

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

The Michael Nyman Band
*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

*Jury Special Prize
*Best Actor for Jonathan Pryce

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

External links

*imdb title|0112637|Carrington