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The matter was decided in Emma Thompson's favour in March 2013.

Another copyright dispute arose, with playwright Gregory Murphy, author of the play The Countess which had been positively received, and ran Off-Broadway for 634 performances during the 1999/00 season. The judge ruled in December 2012 that Thompson's script was not in breach of copyright and could be released. One of the scripts had been produced as a stage play. Eve Pomerance, author of two scripts on the same subject as Thompson's screenplay, brought the first case.

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Release of the film, originally titled Effie, was delayed by a series of court actions.

Pip Torrens as A Member of the Royal Academy.

Polly Dartford as Sophia "Sophie" Margaret Gray.

Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof as Young Euphemia "Effie".

Dakota Fanning as Euphemia "Effie" Gray.

Ruskin's family is horrified when Effie's lawyer calls round with a notification of annulment proceedings on the grounds of John's impotence. Before she leaves London, she visits Millais, but communicates with him only via her sister. She leaves for Scotland, supposedly to accompany her sister, but really to leave John forever. Her sympathetic lawyer tells her the marriage can be annulled. Elizabeth advises her to seek legal advice as John clearly has no desire to fulfill any of his obligations in the marriage, and Effie doesn't deserve the type of treatment she is receiving.Įffie is examined by a doctor, who confirms her virginity. Effie tells her that she is still a virgin and that John has told her he was disgusted by her body on their wedding night. He convinces her to take someone she trusts with her and to explore the options for divorce.Įffie sends for Sophie, claiming that her sister wants to see the capital. He is deeply embarrassed when John leaves the two of them alone together for several nights when he visits Edinburgh. In Scotland, Millais befriends Effie, and becomes increasingly disturbed by Ruskin's dismissive attitude to his wife. John says they intend to travel to Scotland where John Everett Millais, one of the Pre-Raphaelites, will paint his portrait. He advises fresh air and more attention from her husband. He chastises a guilty looking John for his ignorance. Her doctor expresses disgust at John's clear lack of care or concern toward Effie and is horrified to learn that John has been drugging Effie with laudanum, albeit unintentionally as his mother gave him the tonics. Back at their house she suffers from a string of nervous ailments. Her husband is oblivious to the situation.Įffie dreads returning to the Ruskin family.

Effie enjoys the city life, but is distressed when he tries to force himself on her. Feeling pressured due to the encounter with the Eastlakes, John calls in a doctor to examine Effie.Įffie hopes that matters will improve when they travel to Venice, where John will be researching his new book The Stones of Venice but when they get there, John busies himself studying the many historic monuments of the city, leaving Effie in the company of Raffaele, a young Italian. When the Eastlakes visit the Ruskins, Elizabeth sees how distressed Effie is in the repressive atmosphere of the Ruskin family. John convinces Sir Charles Eastlake, the president of the academy, to allow the young artists to exhibit their pictures.Įffie attracts the attention of Sir Charles' wife, Elizabeth. Her distress is compounded by the fact that her husband shows no interest in consummating the marriage and refuses to discuss the subject.Īt the Royal Academy of Arts, John and Effie attend a dinner at which there is heated debate about the new Pre-Raphaelite movement in art, which John supports. Effie soon begins to feel isolated, especially as she is repeatedly belittled by John's hardhearted mother. The couple travel to London to stay with his parents. The marriage of Euphemia "Effie" to the prosperous art critic and philosopher John Ruskin in Perth, Scotland is seen. In a pre-credit sequence Euphemia "Effie" Gray is seen walking through a garden speaking to her younger sister, Sophie, about a fairy story in which a girl married a man with wicked parents. It is based on the true story of John Ruskin's marriage to Euphemia Gray and the subsequent annulment of their marriage.Įffie Gray was released worldwide by Universal Pictures in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2014 and in America on 3 April 2015. Effie Gray is a 2014 British biographical film written by Emma Thompson and directed by Richard Laxton, starring Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, David Suchet, Derek Jacobi, James Fox, Robbie Coltrane (in his final film role), Claudia Cardinale, Greg Wise, and Tom Sturridge.