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

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)

Trailer

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