Film - A Rogue in Londinium

When an American Doctor arrives in London in the summer of 1888 gruesome murders begin happening. Richard Rhys, a painter in Victorian London, is the prime suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders. In a chance encounter he meets a wealthy reformer and socialite, Victoria Thornton, married to the richest man in England. Mr. Thornton has commissioned a portrait of his wife. With each sitting they fall deeper in love much to the chagrin of everyone around them. However, it is the perfect cover for Mr. Thornton as he secretly has an affair with his friend and associate Vincent. The plan goes sideways when the socialite and the painter's passionate love affair results in a pregnancy and possible scandal and ruin. It is a story of redemption, class and the power of love in Dickensian London. Runtime 99 min. MATURE

Honorable mention and Indie Spirit Award as Best Art House film at New Hope Film Festival, Lucern International Film Festival