The read
It runs a compact 30m.
Synopsis
The painter Burne-Jones and his famed painting "The Beggar Maid" are depicted in this speculative drama about the creation of the painting. Burne-Jones plays matchmaker for a young British nobleman who has fallen in love with a servant girl on his estate. The artist shows that love can thrive between members of different classes by depicting on canvas a picture from Tennyson's poem about the love of King Cophetua for a beggar maid. As he relates the story of the poem in words and through his painting, the young earl sees the application to his own situation.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Herbert BlachéDirector
- Reginald DennyWriter
- Arthur MaudeWriter
Cast
- Reginald DennyThe Earl of Winston / King Cophetua
- Mary AstorPeasant Girl / Beggar Maid