The Invisible Woman

(2013)

★ 5.9 IMDb · 218 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Year: 2013

Runtime: 111 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Рэйф Файнс

Cast: Рэйф Файнс, Фелисити Джонс, Джоанна Скэнлан, Кристин Скотт Томас, Том Холландер, Мишель Фэйрли, John Kavanagh, Аманда Хейл, Пердита Викс, Том Бёрк

Plot

In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay.

In the 1850s, Nelly Ternan (Felicity Jones) is a minimally talented actress who catches the eye of the hailed British author, Charles Dickens (Ralph Fiennes). Bored with his intellectually unstimulating wife, Catherine (Joanna Scanlan), Charles takes the educated Nelly as his mistress with the cooperation of her mother, Mrs. Frances Ternan (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas). What follows is a stormy relationship with this literary giant who provides her with a life few women of her time can enjoy. Yet, Nelly is equally revolted by Charles' emotional cruelty and determination to keep her secret. In that conflict, Nelly must judge her own role in her life and decide if the price she pays is bearable.