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George Eliot: A Scandalous Life · 2002

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002) is a TV Movie / Documentary film directed by Mary Downes, starring Maureen Lipman, Harriet Walter, John Sessions.

TV MovieDocumentary

Overview

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian society. George Eliot: A Scandalous Life explores how the scandals and rumours that plagued her life, never defeated her will or her literary genius; and how, against all odds, she went on to write some of the world's greatest novels including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner.

Cast

Maureen Lipman, Harriet Walter, John Sessions, James Wilby, David Walliams, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, David Bamber, Janine Duvitski

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What is "George Eliot: A Scandalous Life" about?

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian society. George Eliot: A Scandalous Life explores how the scandals and rumours that plagued her life, never defeated her will or her literary genius; and how, against all odds, she went on to write some of the world's greatest novels including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner.

When was "George Eliot: A Scandalous Life" released?

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life was released in 2002.

Who stars in "George Eliot: A Scandalous Life"?

The cast includes Maureen Lipman, Harriet Walter, John Sessions, James Wilby.