The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
- Directed by
- Sidney Franklin
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 23 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning faces obstacles from her controlling father. The film follows their relationship as she seeks independence.
romantictendertenseperiodrestrainedemotionally chargedclassicaldramatic
What happens
The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1934 American historical romantic drama film directed by Sidney Franklin based on the 1930 play of the same title by Rudolf Besier. It depicts the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer) and Robert Browning (Fredric March), despite the opposition of her abusive father Edward Moulton-Barrett (Charles Laughton). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Shearer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It was written by Ernest Vajda, Claudine West, and Donald Ogden Stewart, from the successful 1930 play The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolf Besier, and starring Katharine Cornell. In 1957, Franklin directed a color remake in CinemaScope and Metrocolor starring Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, and Bill Travers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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