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Apr 3, 2015 · A handsomely designed period film with a screenplay by Emma Thompson that seeks to dramatize John Ruskin’s unhappy marriage to a younger woman as a kind of feminist fairy tale.
Oct 9, 2014 · Effie Gray has endured almost as much grief in reaching the screen as its lead characters face during their brief and miserable marriage. The film, which boasts the first original screenplay...
- Geoffrey Macnab
Apr 3, 2015 · In Victorian England, the virginal wife (Dakota Fanning) of critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise) seeks an annulment of their marriage so that she can marry his protege, Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge).
- (87)
- Richard Laxton
- PG-13
- Emma Thompson
Effie Gray Reviews. With churning performances and a terrific recreation of the period, the film is a startling story of a woman caught in an impossible situation. So it's a shame that it's...
Oct 10, 2014 · Effie Gray - film review: 'Dakota Fanning is remarkably good but Emma Thompson’s script makes John Ruskin out to be a sexist villain '. It’s well scripted, efficiently directed, handsomely ...
Oct 6, 2014 · Effie had always felt happiest in her native Scotland. But this holiday revealed the widening cracks in her marriage. Emma Thompson has chosen Effie Gray as the heroine of her latest...
Effie Gray has received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 42%, based on 79 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Effie Gray benefits from its strong cast, elevating a period drama that doesn't strike quite as many narrative sparks as it could."
