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The Invisible Woman

His greatest story was the one he could never tell.
His greatest story was the one he could never tell.
Drama, History, Romance - 2013
The Invisible Woman
6.1
76%
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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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
25 Dec 2013
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$3,184,853
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 7 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The sheer warmth and liveliness of Fiennes's Dickens means he's impossible not to like.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
4 Feb 2014
fresh:
Fiennes and screenwriter Abi Morgan adapt Claire Tomalin's book with delicate grace, presenting love as blessing, curse and, perhaps, inevitable force.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
24 Jan 2014
fresh:
Why did this bright, vivacious, intellectually engaged girl willingly lock herself up in a wealthy man's seraglio? Put bluntly, what did she get out of it? In the end, "The Invisible Woman" remains a mystery.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
23 Jan 2014
fresh:
It's wonderfully cast ... and beautifully designed; a quiet pleasure.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
23 Jan 2014
rotten:
An air of complacency hangs over the project; its condemnation of Victorian sexism makes us congratulate ourselves for our more enlightened views.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
23 Jan 2014
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