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Effie Gray (2013) Sinopsis:
Directed by Richard Laxton. With Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Claudia Cardinale. A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter: Dakota Fanning ... Euphemia 'Effie' Gray Emma Thompson ... Lady Eastlake Julie Walters ... Margaret Cox Ruskin Claudia Cardinale ... Viscountess Robbie Coltrane ... Doctor Tom Sturridge ... Everett Millais Derek Jacobi ... Travers Twiss Greg Wise ... John Ruskin Russell Tovey ... George David Suchet ... Mr. Ruskin James Fox ... Sir Charles Eastlake Linda Bassett ... Anna Riccardo Scamarcio ... Rafael Joanna Hole ... Mrs. McPhail Polly Dartford ... Sophie Gray
Description of Effie Gray (2013):
In "Effie Gray" Dakota Fanning plays the title character, Euphemia "Effie" Gray, wife of the 19th century's greatest art historian and critic, John Ruskin (Greg Wise). Ruskin's sexual dysfunction and his wife's sexual innocence and inexperience in the repressed atmosphere of Victorian England are further complicated by Effie's affair with pre-Raphaelite painter Sir John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge) after Effie poses for the artist and falls in love with him. Author and art historian Lady Elizabeth Eastlake (Emma Thompson, who wrote the screenplay), Effie's friend and champion, encourages her to seek an annulment from her husband. In order to prove non-consummation of the marriage, Effie is forced to undergo a physical examination that confirms her virginity after five years of marriage to Ruskin. During the trial, which creates a scandal and more discussion than the ongoing Crimean War, a doctor (Robbie Coltrane) testifies that the plaintiff is a virgin. The physical examination ... Written byFrank Sanello (FSanello@aol.com) writer
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