Summary
"Possession" is a romance beginning in the present day about two literary scholars, Roland Mitchell and Maud Bailey (Aaron Eckhart and Gwyneth Paltrow) who unearth a long-buried secret that a Victorian Era poet, Randolph Ash (Jeremy Northam) had a secret affair with a lesser known poet, Christabel La Motte (Jennifer Ehle). When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England to the Continent reminiscent of the journey of the impassioned couple over a century earlier. As the two sleuths investigate the romance between their subjects, they find themselves falling in love as well.
This film is rated PG-13 for sexuality and some thematic elements.
