Carrington (film)
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| Directed by | Christopher Hampton |
| Produced by | John McGrath Ronald Shedlo |
| Written by | Christopher Hampton |
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Lytton Strachey by Michael Holroyd |
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| Music by | Michael Nyman |
| Cinematography | Denis Lenoir |
| Edited by | George Akers |
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PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Gramercy Pictures |
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Running time
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120 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,242,342 |
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| Soundtrack album by Michael Nyman | ||||
| Released | 1 September 1995 (UK) 3 October 1995 (United States) |
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| Recorded | 10–11 November 1994, Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack, Contemporary classical, Minimalist music | |||
| Length | 67:15 | |||
| Label | Argo | |||
| Producer | Michael Nyman | |||
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Carrington is a 1995 British biographical film written and directed by Christopher Hampton about the life of the English painter Dora Carrington (1893–1932), who was known simply as "Carrington". The screenplay is based on biographies of writer and critic Lytton Strachey (1880–1932) by Michael Holroyd.
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.
The film is divided into 6 chapters.
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. The score is also based on Schubert's String Quintet in C, D. 956, whose Adagio is played during a scene in the film. 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.
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