An emotionally complex and moving tale of a lifelong love with unorthodox compromises. Amid the trendy, bohemian scene of London's famed Bloomsbury group, Dora Carrington, a talented young artist, first meets bon vivant and writer Lytton Strachey. The two creative souls are instantly attracted, although Strachey's desires clearly lie elsewhere.
When Lytton moves in with Carrington they both want commitment, but also personal freedom. This ambiguity towards each other is parallel to their ambiguity towards the concept of fame, and soon they grow to realise that there is far more of lasting value in secure domesticity, no matter how loosely defined, than in their behaviourally adventurous artistic peers. The unlikely pair joyously spend colourful days pursuing their arts, and discovering that love works in mysterious ways. But their blissful existence is challenged when Carrington brings home a lover and they suddenly find themselves caught in a bizarre love triangle.
Taken from a biography of Lytton Strachey, Carrington tells the true story of one of the most improbable loves imaginable, evoking with impeccable precision the bohemian world of Kensington art society around the time of the First World War. It is a paradox, an old-fashioned story about an avant-garde arrangement. An intelligent, thoughtful love story that draws us into their lives, and the passions between the characters. The beautiful score by Michael Nyman captures the sentiments of this film perfectly.
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