Carrington (film)

Carrington
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Hampton
Screenplay byChristopher Hampton
Based onLytton Strachey
by Michael Holroyd
Produced by
  • John McGrath
  • Ronald Shedlo
Starring
CinematographyDenis Lenoir
Edited byGeorge Akers
Music byMichael Nyman
Production
companies
Distributed byPolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release dates
  • 22 September 1995 (1995-09-22) (United Kingdom)
  • 10 November 1995 (1995-11-10) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Box office$17 million[1]

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 Lytton Strachey: A Critical Biography, the 1967-68 two-volume biography of writer and critic Lytton Strachey (1880–1932) by Michael Holroyd.

  1. ^ "Planet Hollywood". Screen International. 30 August 1996. pp. 14–15.