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Christopher Hampton

Born

in Fayal, Azores, Portugal

January 26, 1946

Genre

Drama

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Christopher James Hampton CBE, FRSL is a British playwright, screen writer and film director. He is best known for his play based on the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses and the film version Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and also more recently for writing the nominated screenplay for the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's Atonement.

Hampton became involved in the theatre while studying German and French at Oxford University where OUDS performed his play When Did You Last See My Mother?, about adolescent homosexuality, reflecting his own experiences at Lancing College, the boarding school he had attended. The play was performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London, and that production soon transferred to the Comedy Theatre, resulting in Hampton, in 19 ...more

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	Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton (Playwright), Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (original author) 4.12 avg rating — 699 ratings — published 1985 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Talking Cure 3.66 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atonement: The Shooting Script by Christopher Hampton, Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Total Eclipse 3.86 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1982 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A German Life 4.13 avg rating — 45 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	White Chameleon 3.23 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seagull by Christopher Hampton (Adaptation), Anton Chekhov 4.11 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from Hollywood 3.58 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Philanthropist: A Bourgeois Comedy 3.84 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1969 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Embers: Based on the novel by Sándor Márai by Christopher Hampton, Sándor Márai (Original author) 3.72 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The only unbearable thing is that nothing is unbearable.”
― Christopher Hampton, Total Eclipse

tags: l-existence-est-feroce, sucky-things, weltschmerz

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“Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.”
― Christopher Hampton

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“What is friendship, if not a chance to indulge in mutual self-pity?”
― Christopher Hampton, Christopher Hampton Plays 1: Total Eclipse; The Philanthropist; Savages; Treats

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