Willem defoe and miranda richardson are thomas and viv, in 1915. It's the truish story of poet ts eliot and his marriage to vivienne haigh wood. They are sure they love each other thoroughly, so they elope. But it's complicated. Viv's family knows that she has medical and psychological issues. But sadly, thomas doesn't find out until their honeymoon. Things putter along for a while, until viv gets out of control. Outbursts, violence. Public scenes. She's getting worse. It's quite good. And true, apparently. Director brian gilbert was nominated for best brit film that year. I had also seen his film on oscar wilde, which was quite good! This started out as a play in 1984, by playwright michael hastings. Those who know history will know how this ends. It can also be read in wikipedia dot org, for the entry on thomas eliot. Good stuff.
