Effie Gray (2014)
Based on the real-life scandal that shocked Victorian-era England, the film tells the story of Euphemia “Effie” Gray. At 19, she married the prominent art historian and critic John Ruskin, but Ruskin refused to consummate their marriage. Lonely and frustrated Effie is drawn to pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais, and finds a friend and champion in Lady Elizabeth Eastlake. After five years trapped in a loveless marriage, Effie will defy the rules of Victorian society…
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Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Laxton
Actors: Dakota Fanning, Greg Wise, Polly Dartford, Tom Sturridge
Country: UK