Directed by:
Brian GilbertCinematography:
Martin FuhrerComposer:
Debbie WisemanCast:
Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton, Clare Holman, Anna Chancellor, Geoffrey Bayldon, Joseph O'Conor, Nickolas Grace (more)Plots(1)
Willem Dafoe stars as American writer T.S. Eliot in this biographical romantic drama. The story dramatises Eliot's passionate and tempestuous relationship with his first wife Vivienne Haigh-Wood (Miranda Richardson). After a brief courtship, the pair marry in 1915 but their initial happiness is short-lived and Viv eventually takes to harassing her husband. As a result of her various health issues and apparent mental instability, Tom commits Viv to a mental institution where she stays for ten years without ever seeing her famous husband again. (Altitude Film Distribution)
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The true story of the writer T.S. Eliot and his mad wife, whose mental illness made life difficult for those around her. Amazing performances by Willem Dafoe and Miranda Richardson. My favorite Dafoe as the introverted writer is great as always, but Miranda Richardson excels here, and I can well enough imagine her insane creation winning an Oscar, even if it didn't happen.
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