The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

His greatest story was the one he could never tell.

2013111 min5.9 / 10

A melancholic historical romance about a forbidden affair between a celebrated author and a young actress, shadowed by secrecy and social constraint.

In 1857, at the height of his fame and fortune, novelist and social critic Charles Dickens meets and falls in love with teenage stage actress Nelly Ternan. As she becomes the focus of his heart and mind, as well as his muse, painful secrecy is the price both must pay.

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