When young Effie Grey (Dakota Fanning) is married to John Ruskin (Greg Wise), a man ten years older than her, she feels no pleasure whatsoever. She is soon whisked away from her native Scotland and follows her husband as he travels to Venice in order to work on his book, 'The Stones of Venice'. People often notice that there is no love between the pair, and they drift apart during their time in Italy, with Effie spending her time walking the streets of Venice and spending more and more time with her husband's protégée John Everett Millais (Tom Sturridge). With the two steadily falling in love, the struggle between right and wrong rages within Effie, as she is forced to make the choice between what she is told, and what she wants.
The film is based on the real life character of Euphemia 'Effie' Grey, and has been adapted for the screen by two-time Academy Award winner, Emma Thompson. It also stars Thompson, as well as Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Claudia Cardinale, Derek Jacobi, Russel Tovey, and David Suchet. The film has been directed by Richard Laxton (Him & Her) and produced by Sovereign Films, with a release date set for October, 2014.
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson, Claudia Cardinale, James Fox, Robbie Coltrane, Julie Walters, Derek Jacobi, Tom Sturridge, David Suchet, Russell Tovey, Greg Wise, Riccardo Scamarcio, Lasco Atkins, Pip Torrens, Linda Bassett, Lasco Atkins, Joanna Hole, James Stratton