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Effie Gray is a sumptuous historical drama set against a luscious backdrop, explores the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Effie Gray (Dakota Fanning) and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge). The story follows Effie, married at the tender age of 19 and who quickly realizes her marriage is a lie when Ruskin refuses to consummate it. Yearning for affection, she soon falls for the charms of the charismatic John Everett Millais. Desperate to be freed from John, Effie embarks on a life-changing journey to become one of the first women in history to seek a divorce from her husband. Written and co-starring Emma Thompson, Effie Gray also features an amazing ensemble cast including screen legends Claudia Cardinale and Julie Walters.

2015 · 1h 39m
Director Richard Laxton

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Effie Gray

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Effie Gray is a sumptuous historical drama set against a luscious backdrop, explores the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Effie Gray (Dakota Fanning) and Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge). The story follows Effie, married at the tender age of 19 and who quickly realizes her marriage is a lie when Ruskin refuses to consummate it. Yearning for affection, she soon falls for the charms of the charismatic John Everett Millais. Desperate to be freed from John, Effie embarks on a life-changing journey to become one of the first women in history to seek a divorce from her husband. Written and co-starring Emma Thompson, Effie Gray also features an amazing ensemble cast including screen legends Claudia Cardinale and Julie Walters.

COMMON SENSE

Slow-moving period film makes intriguing tale uninteresting.

TOMATOMETER
Average 5.7
Reviews 84
Fresh 36
Rotten 48

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Studio
Sovereign Films
Released
2015
Run Time
1 hr 39 min
Rated
PG-13 for thematic and sexual content, and some nudity.
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 2014 Sovereign Films

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH), French (Canada) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.