Directed by:
Neil LaButeCinematography:
Jean-Yves EscoffierComposer:
Gabriel YaredCast:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey, Holly Aird, Toby Stephens, Trevor Eve, Georgia Mackenzie, Tom Hollander (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
While researching 19th-century poet Randolph Henry Ash, a pair of literary sleuths, Roland Michell and Maud Bailey, stumble upon a love letter written by Ash, who was supposedly faithfully married, to Christabel LaMotte, a lesser-known poet believed to be a chaste spinster. In unearthing the Victorians' amorous secret, the contemporary scholars find themselves falling under a passionate spell as they embark on a journey that challenges their fundamental beliefs about themselves. (HBO Europe)
(more)Cast
![Gwyneth Paltrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420101_ed9f3c.jpg)
Gwyneth Paltrow
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![Aaron Eckhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/413/164413181_d151ce.jpg)
Aaron Eckhart
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Sully (2016)
![Jeremy Northam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268950_ae2bcb.jpg)
Jeremy Northam
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Official Secrets (2019)
Amistad (1997)
![Jennifer Ehle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/139/163139304_f38ac7.png)
Jennifer Ehle
USA
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
The Comey Rule (2020) (series)
Sunshine (1999)
![Lena Headey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650050_05e086.jpg)
Lena Headey
Best movies:
The Long Firm (2004) (TV movie)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Aberdeen (2000)
![Holly Aird](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673942_58740e.jpg)
Holly Aird
UK
Best movies:
The Promise (2011) (series)
Fever Pitch (1997)
The Theory of Flight (1998)
![Toby Stephens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273068_fe1448.jpg)
Toby Stephens
UK
Best movies:
Almost Strangers (2001) (series)
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Trevor Eve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280132_2985cf.jpg)
Trevor Eve
UK
Best movies:
Troy (2004)
The Corsican Brothers (1985) (TV movie)
Scandal (1989)
![Georgia Mackenzie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/027/436/27436898_bda8f0.jpg)
Georgia Mackenzie
UK
Best movies:
Inspector Lynley Mysteries: Chinese Walls (2006) (TV movie)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Hot Money (2001) (TV movie)
![Tom Hollander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157169_8fd54d.png)
Tom Hollander
UK
Best movies:
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Valkyrie (2008)
![Anna Massey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271293_a4a555.jpg)
Anna Massey
UK
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
![Elodie Frenck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/262/160262311_479c4f.jpg)
Elodie Frenck
Switzerland
Best movies:
War and Peace (2007) (series)
Lautrec (1998)
Love Is in the Air (2005)
![Henry Ian Cusick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/476/164476958_0d7602.jpg)
Henry Ian Cusick
Peru
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem (2001) (TV movie)
The Gospel of John (2003)
![Shelley Conn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/682/160682337_585e57.png)
Shelley Conn
UK
Best movies:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
McDonald & Dodds (2020) (series)
Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
![Holly Earl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/458/158458792_0f7436.jpg)
Holly Earl
UK
Best movies:
Loving Vincent (2017)
The Red Tent (2014) (TV movie)
Secret Passage (2004)
Alexi Kaye Campbell
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
God on Trial (2008) (TV movie)
Possession (2002)
![Roger Hammond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/116/160116672_427531.jpg)
Roger Hammond
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Tom Hickey
Ireland
Best movies:
My Left Foot (1989)
Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
![Graham Crowden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/446/160446869_a62424.jpg)
Graham Crowden
UK
Best movies:
Out of Africa (1985)
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
![Meg Wynn Owen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/445/161445636_a30b0a.jpg)
Meg Wynn Owen
UK
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Irina Palm (2006)