His greatest story was the one he could never tell.
In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and prestige.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Ralph FiennesCharles Dickens
- Felicity JonesNelly Ternan
- Joanna ScanlanCatherine Dickens
- Kristin Scott ThomasCatherine Ternan
- Tom HollanderWilkie Collins
- Michelle FairleyCaroline Graves
- John KavanaghReverend Benham
- Amanda HaleFanny Ternan
- Perdita WeeksMaria Ternan
- Tom BurkeGeorge Wharton
Crew
- Ralph FiennesDirector
- Abi MorganWriter
- Claire TomalinNovel
- Rob HardyDirector of Photography
- Ilan EshkeriOriginal Music Composer
- Nicolas GasterEditor
- Gabrielle TanaProducer
- Stewart MackinnonProducer
- Christian BauteProducer
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