Rent Daphne (2007)
3.4 of 5 from 53 ratings
1h 28min
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- Synopsis:
- Geraldine Somerville and Elizabeth McGovern and Janet McTeer star in this BBC biopic which explores the secret love life of Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca and one of the best-loved writers of all time. Daphne 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, this film charts Du Maurier's alleged unrequited infatuations with American publishing tycoon's wife, Ellen Doubleday and the irreverent, fun-loving actress Gertrude Lawrence.
- Actors:
- Geraldine Somerville, Elizabeth McGovern, Janet McTeer, Andrew Havill, Christopher Malcolm, Malcolm Sinclair, Elliott Naylor, Meg Dixon, Tim Ahern, Nicholas Murchie, Felicity Montagu, Jay Taylor, Coral Beed, Jenny Howe, Natalie Best, Tessa Hall, Shane Nolan, Aaron Sweeney, Phillip Whiteman
- Directors:
- Clare Beavan
- Writers:
- Margaret Forster, Amy Jenkins
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Drama, Lesbian & Gay, Romance
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Reviews (1) of Daphne
Interesting life - Daphne review by Titch
I am an avid reader so to me this film was great it told me about a great writer and how she wrote, but also how her mind worked .
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