A look at the mysterious relationhip between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride ...
A look at the mysterious relationhip between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.
Based on the real-life scandal that shocked Victorian-era England, the film tells the story of Euphemia "Effie" Gray. At 19, she married the prominent art historian and critic John Ruskin, but Ruskin refused to conummate their marriage. Lonely and frustrated Effie is drawn to pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais, and finds a friend and champion in Lady Elizabeth Eastlake. After five year trapped in a loveless marriage, Effie will defy the rules of Victorian society...
