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'''''Portrait of a Marriage''''' is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom British]] television miniseries based on the book of the same name. That was, in turn, inspired by the real-life friendship and following lesbian love affair between noted writers Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel, plus the concurring strength of Vita's marriage to the homosexual diplomat Harold Nicolson). A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] production, the miniseries features performers such as Creator/DavidHaig, Creator/CathrynHarrison, Creator/JanetMcTeer, and others.

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* SceneryPorn: On-location shooting features scenes in the beautiful Sissinghurst gardens, which Vita and Harold tended for years and is currently administrated England's National Trust.

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* SceneryPorn: On-location shooting features scenes in the beautiful Sissinghurst gardens, which Vita and Harold tended for years and is currently administrated by England's National Trust.
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In terms of story-line, the miniseries [[BasedOnATrueStory follows real-life events]]. Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress (though Tory politician Ernest William Beckett was thought to be Violet's biological father), is close friends with Vita Sackville-West since childhood. This friendship escalates into romance. However, Violet decides to marry a man named Denys Trefusis. Violet frankly labels this decision to Vita as "just a business arrangement". In terms of her own life, Vita gets married to Harold Nicholson in 1913 and later has two sons. While both undergo multiple homosexual affairs, they live together in close devotion until her death in 1962, passing at the age of 70. Harold himself dies in 1968.

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In terms of story-line, the miniseries [[BasedOnATrueStory follows real-life events]]. To recap those, Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress (though Tory politician Ernest William Beckett was thought to be Violet's biological father), is was close friends with Vita Sackville-West since childhood. This friendship escalates escalated into romance. However, Violet decides decided to marry a man named Denys Trefusis. Violet frankly labels labeled this decision to Vita as "just a business arrangement". In terms of her own life, Vita gets got married to diplomat Harold Nicholson in 1913 and later has had two sons. While both undergo multiple homosexual affairs, they live lived together in close devotion until her death in 1962, passing at the age of 70. Harold himself dies died in 1968.



* LoveTriangle: Vita loves Violet and Violet loves her back. Yet both have affairs otherwise. They're also married to two men that in Violet's case she doesn't love at all. Vita, however, ambiguously loves her husband (who also has multiple affairs) in a TrueCompanions kind of sense.
** At one point, Harold explictly wails out, "God, it's all so confusing!"

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* LoveTriangle: LoveDodecahedron: Vita loves Violet and Violet loves her back. Yet both have affairs otherwise. They're also both married to two men that men, although in Violet's case she doesn't love her husband at all. Vita, however, ambiguously loves her husband (who also has multiple affairs) in a TrueCompanions kind of sense.
** At one point, Harold explictly explicitly wails out, "God, it's all so confusing!"

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In terms of story-line, the miniseries [[BasedOnATrueStory follows real-life events]]. Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress (though Tory politician Ernest William Beckett was thought to be Violet's biological father), is close friends with Vita Sackville-West since childhood. This friendship escalates into romance. However, Violet decides to marry a man named Denys Trefusis. Violet frankly labels this decision to Vita as "just a business arrangement". In terms of her own life, Vita got married to Harold Nicholson in 1913 and later had two sons. While both had multiple homosexual affairs, they lived together in close devotion until her death in 1962, passing at the age of 70. Harold himself died in 1968.

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In terms of story-line, the miniseries [[BasedOnATrueStory follows real-life events]]. Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress (though Tory politician Ernest William Beckett was thought to be Violet's biological father), is close friends with Vita Sackville-West since childhood. This friendship escalates into romance. However, Violet decides to marry a man named Denys Trefusis. Violet frankly labels this decision to Vita as "just a business arrangement". In terms of her own life, Vita got gets married to Harold Nicholson in 1913 and later had has two sons. While both had undergo multiple homosexual affairs, they lived live together in close devotion until her death in 1962, passing at the age of 70. Harold himself died dies in 1968.


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* LoveTriangle: Vita loves Violet and Violet loves her back. Yet both have affairs otherwise. They're also married to two men that in Violet's case she doesn't love at all. Vita, however, ambiguously loves her husband (who also has multiple affairs) in a TrueCompanions kind of sense.
** At one point, Harold explictly wails out, "God, it's all so confusing!"
* NiceGuy: An often concerned Harold gets reassured by Vita that he's "sweet, kind and gentle".
* SceneryPorn: On-location shooting features scenes in the beautiful Sissinghurst gardens, which Vita and Harold tended for years and is currently administrated England's National Trust.
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Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress

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In terms of story-line, the miniseries [[BasedOnATrueStory follows real-life events]]. Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress
mistress (though Tory politician Ernest William Beckett was thought to be Violet's biological father), is close friends with Vita Sackville-West since childhood. This friendship escalates into romance. However, Violet decides to marry a man named Denys Trefusis. Violet frankly labels this decision to Vita as "just a business arrangement". In terms of her own life, Vita got married to Harold Nicholson in 1913 and later had two sons. While both had multiple homosexual affairs, they lived together in close devotion until her death in 1962, passing at the age of 70. Harold himself died in 1968.



* ArrangedMarriage: Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress (though Tory politician Ernest William Beckett was thought to be Violet's biological father), was close friends with Vita since childhood. Despite this friendship escalating into romance, though, Violet decides to marry a man named Denys Trefusis. Violet frankly labels this decision to Vita as "just a business arrangement".
* BasedOnATrueStory: In terms of her own life, Vita got married to Harold Nicholson in 1913 and later had two sons. While both had multiple homosexual affairs, they lived together in close devotion until her death in 1962, passing at the age of 70. Harold himself died in 1968.

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* ArrangedMarriage: Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened dismisses her marriage to be King Edward VII's last mistress (though Tory politician Ernest William Beckett was thought to be Violet's biological father), was close friends with Vita since childhood. Despite this friendship escalating into romance, though, Violet decides to marry a man named Denys Trefusis. Violet frankly labels this decision to Vita Trefusis as "just a business arrangement".
* BasedOnATrueStory: In terms The miniseries follows the twists and turns of her own life, Vita got married to Harold Nicholson in 1913 and later had two sons. While both had multiple homosexual affairs, they lived together in close devotion until her death in 1962, passing at the age of 70. Harold himself died in 1968.Violet's lives.

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'''''Portrait of a Marriage''''' is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom British]] television miniseries based on the book of the same name, which was in turn inspired by the real-life lesbian love affair between noted writers Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel (plus the concurring strength of Vita's marriage to the homosexual diplomat Harold Nicolson). A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] production, it features performers such as Creator/DavidHaig, Creator/CathrynHarrison, Creator/JanetMcTeer, and others.

Directed by Stephen Whittaker and produced by Colin Tucker, ''Portrait of a Marriage'' first aired on BBC Two in four parts in 1990. An edited version (cut to three and a half hours from four) was later exported to the U.S., airing on Creator/PBS in 1992.

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'''''Portrait of a Marriage''''' is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom British]] television miniseries based on the book of the same name, which was name. That was, in turn turn, inspired by the real-life friendship and following lesbian love affair between noted writers Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel (plus Keppel, plus the concurring strength of Vita's marriage to the homosexual diplomat Harold Nicolson). A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] production, it the miniseries features performers such as Creator/DavidHaig, Creator/CathrynHarrison, Creator/JanetMcTeer, and others.

In terms of setting, ''Portrait of a Marriage'' focuses on the bohemian, wealthy set during the 1910s and 1920s. Directed by Stephen Whittaker and produced by Colin Tucker, ''Portrait of a Marriage'' the miniseries first aired on BBC Two in four parts in 1990. An edited version (cut to three and a half hours from four) was later exported to the U.S., airing on Creator/PBS [[{{Creator/PBS}} PBS]] in 1992.
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Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress



* BasedOnATrueStory: Vita and Harold got married in 1913 and had two sons. While both had multiple homosexual affairs, they lived together in close devotion until her death in 1962 at the age of 70. Harold passed on in 1968.

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* ArrangedMarriage: Violet Keppel, a talented writer and the daughter of a socialite who happened to be King Edward VII's last mistress (though Tory politician Ernest William Beckett was thought to be Violet's biological father), was close friends with Vita since childhood. Despite this friendship escalating into romance, though, Violet decides to marry a man named Denys Trefusis. Violet frankly labels this decision to Vita as "just a business arrangement".
* BasedOnATrueStory: In terms of her own life, Vita and Harold got married to Harold Nicholson in 1913 and later had two sons. While both had multiple homosexual affairs, they lived together in close devotion until her death in 1962 1962, passing at the age of 70. Harold passed on himself died in 1968.

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'''''Portrait of a Marriage''''' is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom British]] television miniseries based on the book of the same name, which was in turn inspired by the real-life lesbian love affair between noted writers Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel (plus the concurring strength of Vita's marriage to the homosexual diplomat Harold Nicolson0. A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] production, it features performers such as Creator/DavidHaig, Creator/CathrynHarrison, Creator/JanetMcTeer, and others.

Directed by Stephen Whittaker and produced by Colin Tucker, ''Portrait of a Marriage'' first aired on BBC Two in four parts in 1990. An edited version was later exported to the U.S.

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'''''Portrait of a Marriage''''' is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom British]] television miniseries based on the book of the same name, which was in turn inspired by the real-life lesbian love affair between noted writers Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel (plus the concurring strength of Vita's marriage to the homosexual diplomat Harold Nicolson0.Nicolson). A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] production, it features performers such as Creator/DavidHaig, Creator/CathrynHarrison, Creator/JanetMcTeer, and others.

Directed by Stephen Whittaker and produced by Colin Tucker, ''Portrait of a Marriage'' first aired on BBC Two in four parts in 1990. An edited version (cut to three and a half hours from four) was later exported to the U.S.

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'''''Portrait of a Marriage''''' is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom British]] television miniseries based on the book of the same name, which was in turn inspired by the real-life lesbian love affair between noted writers Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel (plus the concurring strength of Vita's marriage to the homosexual diplomat Harold Nicolson0. A [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] production, it features performers such as Creator/DavidHaig, Creator/CathrynHarrison, Creator/JanetMcTeer, and others.

Directed by Stephen Whittaker and produced by Colin Tucker, ''Portrait of a Marriage'' first aired on BBC Two in four parts in 1990. An edited version was later exported to the U.S.

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