Effie (film)

Effie Gray is a 2014 British biographical drama film directed by Richard Laxton.

In a precredit sequence Effie Gray is seen walking through a garden speaking about a fairy story in which a girl married a man with wicked parents. After the credits, the marriage of Effie to John Ruskin in Perth, Scotland is seen. The couple travel to London to stay with his parents. Effie soon begins to feel isolated, especially as she is repeatedly belittled by Johns mother. Her distress is compounded by the fact that her husband shows no interest in consummating the marriage and refuses to discuss the subject.At the Royal Academy of Arts, John and Effie attend a dinner at which there is heated debate about the new PreRaphaelite movement in art, which John supports. John convinces Sir Charles Eastlake, the president of the academy, to allow the young artists to exhibit their pictures. Effie attracts the attention of Sir Charles wife, Elizabeth. When the Eastlakes visit the Ruskins, Elizabeth sees how distressed Effie is in the repressive atmosphere of the Ruskin family. ........

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