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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0883929014255
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sales Rank: 17690
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Product Description:
Daphne Du Maurier is one of the most well loved women writers of all time who in Rebecca created one of the most beguiling characters in English LIterature. In celebration of the centenary of Daphne du Maurier's birth a new fact-based drama explores the secret love life of this renowned writer. Based on personal letters and biographies the film charts the story of Daphne's unrequited passion for the beautiful and glamorous American heiress Ellen Doubleday and how the play she wrote about this forbidden desire led her to a life-changing love affair with the irreverent fun-loving actress Gertrude Lawrence. Daphne called herself 'a boy in a box' and this revealing drama shows how Daphne's incendiary love life informed the writing of her compelling stories. Margeret Forster's acclaimed authorised biography is an important source for this film.Running Time: 88 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/BBC UPC: 883929014255 Manufacturer No: 1000037748
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Rating: - The secret love life of Daphne du Maurier based on personal letters
In this BBC biopic, Daphne's secret love life is explored, who is the author
of Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, and many more popular beloved novels. She is one
of the best-loved writers of all time. The film is based on personal letters
and various biographies. Daphne calls herself "a boy in a box" and this
revealing drama shows how her incendiary love life informed her writing. The
film charts the story of Daphne's unrequited passion for the beautiful, wealthy
and glamorous ... Read More
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