Tom & Viv is a 1994 film directed by Brian Gilbert, which tells the story of the relationship between the American poet T. S. Eliot and his first wife, Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot. They were married in 1915 after a brief courtship, and separated in 1933 though they never divorced.
The film, based on a 1984 play by the same name by British playwright Michael Hastings, stars Willem Dafoe, Miranda Richardson, Rosemary Harris, Tim Dutton and Nickolas Grace. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Miranda Richardson) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rosemary Harris).
§Cast
- Willem Dafoe ... Tom Eliot
- Miranda Richardson ... Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot
- Tim Dutton ... Maurice Haigh-Wood
- Nickolas Grace ... Bertrand Russell
- Geoffrey Bayldon ... Harwent
- Clare Holman ... Louise Purdon
- Philip Locke ... Charles Haigh-Wood
- Joanna McCallum ... Virginia Woolf
- Joseph O'Conor ... Bishop of Oxford
- John Savident ... Sir Frederick Lamb
- Michael Attwell ... W. I. Janes
- Sharon Bower ... Secretary
- Linda Spurrier ... Edith Sitwell
- Roberta Taylor ... Ottoline Morrell
- Christopher Baines ... Verger
- Anna Chancellor ... Woman
§References
§External links
- Tom & Viv at the Internet Movie Database
- Tom & Viv at AllMovie
