Daphne (2007) (original) (raw)

Daphne du Maurier called herself "a boy in a box" and this revealing drama shows how Daphne's incendiary love life informed her writing. Based on personal letters and biographies, this film charts the story of Daphne's unrequited passion for the beautiful and glamorous American heiress, Ellen Doubleday, and how the play she wrote about this forbidden desire led her to a life-changing love affair with the irreverent, fun-loving actress Gertrude Lawrence.

Daphne du Maurier called herself "a boy in a box" and this revealing drama shows how Daphne's incendiary love life informed her writing. Based on personal letters and biographies, this film charts the story of Daphne's unrequited passion for the beautiful and glamorous American heiress, Ellen Doubleday, and how the play she wrote about this forbidden desire led her to a life-changing love affair with the irreverent, fun-loving actress Gertrude Lawrence. (less)

Director: Clare Beavan
Writers: Margaret Forster, Amy Jenkins
Starring: Geraldine Somerville, Elizabeth McGovern, Janet McTeer, Christopher Malcolm, Malcolm Sinclair, Andrew Havill
Producers: Clare Beavan, Kim Thomas

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