Portrait of a Marriage

This British melodrama follows the torrid love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and her childhood friend and novelist Violet Keppel during post-World War I England. Despite the affair, she maintains her unique marriage to politician Harold Nicolson, who has a few secrets of his own. Jealousy and obsession soon begin to taint their relationships as Vita struggles to endure the hardships of submitting to her passions.