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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Effie Gray (DVD Review)

February 23, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Dakota Fanning, Greg Wise, Emma Thompson, Tom Sturridge, Julie Walters
Director: Richard Laxton
Running Time: 108 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: February 23rd 2015

Effie Gray is a genuinely fascinating character and one day there will be a brilliant film made about her, but despite vast amounts of effort and some interesting touches, this movie isn’t it.

At 19-years-old Effie (Dakota Fanning) marries the older John Ruskin (Greg Wise), a prominent art critic who’s seen as a very good match. However soon after the wedding problems begin to appear, as while she wishes to be a proper wife, John controlling parents (Julie Walters and David Suchet) prevent her from helping her husband with his domestic affairs, and he himself refuses to consummate their marriage. [Read more…]

Effie Gray Trailer – Dakota Fanning & Emma Thompson take on a fascinating Victorian tale

September 17, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

effie-grey-posterWhile we’ve been waiting for Effie Gray for quite a while, the movie based on the intriguing tale of the titular character and her marriage to prominent art critic John Ruskin is now on its way and the trailer has arrived.

Written by Emma Thompson, Effie Gray (Dakota Fanning) is a young woman who as a teenager marries the far older John Ruskin (David Suchet), a man who is at the top of the art world and moved in his circles. However it’s not a happy marriage and is never consummated.

Effie ends up becoming the muse and lover of pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge), and ends up causing a sensation when she becomes one of the first women to petition for a divorce (technically an annulment due to the fact she never had sex with Ruskin).

A probably apocryphal legend says Ruskin refused to have sex with Effie due to his disgust at her pubic hair, although it’s not clear if this will be reflected in the movie.

The film is due for release in the UK on October 10th. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Emma Thompson, Dakota Fanning, Tom Sturridge, Julie Walters, David Suchet  DIRECTORS: Richard Laxton  FILMS: Effie  

Keira Knightley Set For Effie Gray Biopic

November 8, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

The film world seems to love having rival films about a subject at the moment, whether it’s porn star Linda Lovelace or fairy tale princess Snow White. Now it seems there’s another to add to the list – Effie Gray. Last month a movie about the 19th Century artist’s muse, with Dakota Fanning in the lead role and Emma Thompson writing the script, started shooting. Now ThomsonOnHollywood says a rvial movie is in the works with Keira Knightley attached to the lead.

This version is called Untouched, and has House Of Sand director Andrucha Waddington onboard to helm. The film is currently at the American Film Market looking for backing, which it may find difficult to get, considering such a high-profile rival film is already shooting.

Effie Gray was a teenager who married famed London art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise) in 1848, despite the fact he was more than 20 years her senior. The pairing turned out to be a disaster, with Ruskin refusing to consummate the marriage to his young bride. Even though Effie was considered extremely attractive, Ruskin was somehow repulsed by her body (the possibly apocryphal story is that having only seen nudes in art, he was horrified at the sight of his bride’s pubic hair).

Effie eventually turned her affections to Ruskin’s protege, John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge), and became his muse. A love triangle developed, with Effie mariage to Ruskin eventually annulled, allowing her to marry the pre-raphaelite painter. It’s a great story, so whether we get one film about it or two, it’s a tale worth telling.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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ACTORS: Keira Knightley  FILMS: Effie  

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