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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Historical, Romance, Biography - 102 minutes

Log Line

The complex love triangle between wartime poet Robert Graves, his wife Nancy, and the young poet, Laura Riding, who became both Graves’ muse and lover.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2021 (Premiere)
  • Pre-Cannes 2021 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : William NUNEZ
Cast : Tom HUGHES, Dianna AGRON, Laura HADDOCK

Producer(s) : Guy DE BEAUJEU (FLUIDITY FILMS)

Synopsis

Set in the mid-1920s, celebrated poet and writer Robert Graves returns from war traumatised and creatively struggling. It takes young poet Laura Riding to re-ignite Robert’s passion, and with the blessing of his wife, Nancy, his muse becomes his lover. With the three of them sharing a life, soon, Laura’s attention turns to Nancy, and a complicated relationship that scandalised society threatens to risk everything they have.

Production

Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM


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