Directed by:
Ralph FiennesScreenplay:
Abi MorganCinematography:
Rob HardyComposer:
Ilan EshkeriCast:
Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Fairley, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, Tom Burke, Perdita Weeks, Charlotte Hope, John Kavanagh, Joanna Scanlan (more)VOD (5)
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Ralph Fiennes brings to life a hidden chapter from the life of Charles Dickens - his thirteen-year affair with Nelly Ternan. Fiennes both directs and stars in Abi Morgan’s moving adaptation of Claire Tomalin’s book, which sensitively depicts a hitherto underplayed factor of Dickens’ great career, as he strives to keep secret an affair with a woman twenty-seven years his junior (played by Felicity Jones). It was a subterfuge that would affect the tenor of his much of his later work. Fiennes elegantly mounts an intelligent and adult biopic that features some exceptional performances, not least from Fiennes himself in the lead role, which he had to be persuaded to adopt having originally only signed on as director. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Ralph Fiennes
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Michelle Fairley
UK
Best movies:
The Others (2001)
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Felicity Jones
UK
Best movies:
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Kristin Scott Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Bitter Moon (1992)
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Tom Hollander
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John Adams (2008) (series)
Valkyrie (2008)
Tom Burke
UK
Best movies:
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War and Peace (2016) (series)
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Perdita Weeks
UK
Best movies:
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Charlotte Hope
UK
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John Kavanagh
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Joanna Scanlan
UK
Best movies:
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Michael Marcus
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The Theory of Everything (2014)
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Amanda Hale
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Sally Leonard
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Francesca Bennett
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Grahame Fox
UK
Best movies:
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Lasco Atkins
China
Best movies:
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Endeavour (2012) (series)
Richard McCabe
UK
Best movies:
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Laurence Spellman
Best movies:
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