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The Invisible Woman (2013)

The Invisible Woman poster
Directed by
Ralph Fiennes
Genre
drama film, romance film, biographical film, melodrama
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 215 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a film about the secret relationship between writer Charles Dickens and a young woman named Nelly Ternan. It shows their affair over many years and how it affects both of their lives.

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What happens

The Invisible Woman is a 2013 British biographical drama film directed by Ralph Fiennes and starring Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas and Tom Hollander. Written by Abi Morgan, and based on the 1990 book of the same name by Claire Tomalin, the film is about the affair between Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan, which lasted for thirteen years until his death in 1870. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2013, and was released in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2014. The film received a Best Costume Design nomination (Michael O'Connor) at the 86th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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