The Invention of Love

Name: The Invention of Love
Released: 2001-03-29
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 0
Cast: Robert Sean Leonard, Richard Easton, David Harbour, Michael Stuhlbarg, Byron Jennings

March 29, 2001
Directed by
Jack O'Brien

An esoteric play portraying the life of poet A. E. Housman focusing specifically on his personal life and love for a college classmate.

Last Updated: November 11, 2025

Cast

Robert Sean Leonard

Young Housman

Richard Easton

Older Housman

David Harbour

Moses John Jackson

Michael Stuhlbarg

Alfred William Pollard

Byron Jennings

Benjamin Jowett / Henry Labouchére

Paul Hecht

Jerome K. / John Ruskin

Peter McRobbie

Mark Pattison / W.T. Stead

Mark Nelson

Chamberlain

Guy Paul

John Percival Postgate / Robinson Ellis

Martin Rayner

Frank Harris / Walter Pater

Jeff Weiss

Charon