Carrington (film)

Carrington
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Christopher Hampton
Screenplay by	Christopher Hampton
Based on	Lytton Strachey by Michael Holroyd
Produced by	John McGrath Ronald Shedlo
Starring	Emma Thompson Jonathan Pryce Steven Waddington Rufus Sewell Samuel West Penelope Wilton
Cinematography	Denis Lenoir
Edited by	George Akers
Music by	Michael Nyman
Production companies	Le Studio Canal+ Euston Films
Distributed by	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release dates	22 September 1995 (1995-09-22) (United Kingdom) 10 November 1995 (1995-11-10) (United States)
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom France
Language	English
Box office	$17 million[1]

Carrington is a 1995 British biographical film written and directed by Christopher Hampton about the life of the English painter Dora Carrington (1893–1932), who was known simply as "Carrington". The screenplay is based on Lytton Strachey: A Critical Biography, the 1967-68 two-volume biography of writer and critic Lytton Strachey (1880–1932) by Michael Holroyd.