Portrait of a marriage
October 5, 2011Portrait of a Marriage
Call Number: DVD00405
by: Penelope Mortimer; Stephen Whittaker; Janet McTeer; David Haig; Cathryn Harrison; Nigel Nicolson; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.); Television New Zealand.;
Format: DVD
Language: English
Publisher: [Silver Spring, MD] : Acorn Media, [2006]
Notes: Originally produced in 1990 for the program Masterpiece theatre. From the book by Nigel Nicolson. Special features: Vita Sackville-West bio and cast filmographies. Vol. 1. Part 1-2; Vol. 2. Part 3-4. Total running time for 2 videodiscs (219 min.)
Summary: The true story of Vita Sackville-West’s tortured, public affair with novelist Violet Keppel. Though Vita and her husband, diplomat Harold Nicolson, knowingly cheated on each other throughout their 50-year marriage, it was her liaison with her childhood friend Violet that threatened the marriage. Frank and daring in its depiction of lesbian love, this release includes scenes cut from the original broadcast.
OCLC #: 68571814
Added: October 5, 2011
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
