Tag: John Ruskin
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I wonder what John Ruskin said when he heard Effie Gray was taking him to the divorce court?
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs EFFIE GRAY (Metrodome). Costume drama is Britain’s forte and Emma Thompson’s sensitive adapation is a very tasteful account of a notorious Victorian scandal that […]
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Timothy Spall’s performance as Turner is something special
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs Mr TURNER (Entertainment One). Mike Leigh’s improvised and poetic portrait of a great artist (1795-1855) often looks like paintings by Turner. The film covers […]