Portrait of a marriage Screenplay by Penelope Mortimer ; directed by Stephen Whittaker ; produced by Colin Tucker ; a BBC production in association with WGBH Boston and TV New Zealand Ltd.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Silver Spring, MD] Acorn Media 2006Description: 2 videodiscs (219 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1569388253
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DVD
Abstract: The true story of Vita Sackville-West's tortured, public affair with novelist Violet Keppel. Though Vita and her husband, diplomat Harold Nicolson, knowingly cheated on each other throughout their 50-year marriage, it was her liaison with her childhood friend Violet that threatened the marriage. Frank and daring in its depiction of lesbian love, this release includes scenes cut from the original broadcast.
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Originally produced in 1990 for the program Masterpiece theatre./ From the book by Nigel Nicolson./ Special features: Vita Sackville-West bio and cast filmographies.

The true story of Vita Sackville-West's tortured, public affair with novelist Violet Keppel. Though Vita and her husband, diplomat Harold Nicolson, knowingly cheated on each other throughout their 50-year marriage, it was her liaison with her childhood friend Violet that threatened the marriage. Frank and daring in its depiction of lesbian love, this release includes scenes cut from the original broadcast.

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