Christopher Hampton (born 1946) is a British playwright, screenwriter, translator and film director, known for stage and screen adaptations including Dangerous Liaisons and Atonement. He directed the film Carrington and is noted for literary adaptations.

Hampton has written plays and screenplays and adapted works for film and radio. He is publicly credited as the screenwriter of Dangerous Liaisons and Atonement and as the director of Carrington.

The available review discusses Christopher Hampton's film Carrington, a character-driven biopic about painter Dora Carrington and Lytton Strachey. It praises Michael Nyman's score and performances (Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce) while noting limited costume budget and a restrained approach to sex scenes. The reviewer rates the film 4/5 and calls it interesting rather than essential.

For:Film and theatre readers interested in literary adaptations, biopics, British cinema and period drama.

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