Mrs Dalloway (DVD)

Description: Genre: Drama / Theatrical Release: 1998 / Director: Marleen Gorris / Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone ... / ... more

Mrs Dalloway (DVD) ... DVD released 24 February, 2003 at Artificial Eye / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen / A drama based on the novel by Virginia Woolf which tells the story of an MP's wife who meets a former lover at a party.

Newest Review: ... evening. On her walk through London she thinks about her past (flashbacks) and her time with her friend Sally. Her life is ... more

... thrown into crisis when a lover she rejected 30 years ago makes an un expected appearance at her party in her elegant London home. This prompts bittersweet memories (flashbacks). These include scenes of rural England with her friends and her decision to marry one (who made her an MP’s wife) and not the other. Some action also includes Septimus Warren Smith a war victim (WW1) with shell shock. He decides to kill himself. After this the party starts and ends successfully. ***CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE*** CAST includes Ma...more

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	Virginia Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway" [1998] [DVD] Release Date: 2003 - 02 - 24, Rating Parental Guidance, Last Update 25.12.2009 05:45	£ 28.00

Virginia Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway" [1998] [DVD]
Release Date: 2003 - 02 - 24, Rating Parental Guidance,

Last Update 25.12.2009 05:45

£ 28.00

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Mrs Dalloway (DVD): Mrs Dalloway by Woolf (469 words)
by - written on 26/11/06 (Useful, 103 readings)
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Mrs Dalloway, another adaptation of a Virginia Woolf 1925 novel. Brought to life by the Oscar winning director Antonia’s Line. Released in 1997 this English language film in colour lasts for 93 minutes or at least the free DVD I got from the Daily Mail did. The film is PG (parental guidance) and considered fit for viewing by under 12 year old under parental guidance. The film is set in 1923. ***THE STORY*** The story starts with a scene of war in Italy (1918). It switches to London 1923, Clarrissa Dallaway (Venessa Redgrave) an MP’s wife sets out on a beautiful morning; she's shopping for flowers for her party that evening. On her walk through ... Read the complete review

Don't look back (Film review only) (1043 words)
by - written on 31/07/06 (Very useful, 101 readings)
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Introduction I just love freebies and although I’m not a fan of The Daily Mail, it was worth buying to get my hands on this DVD. Having watched and loved The Hours, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s groundbreaking novel, Mrs Dalloway, I’ve since become interested in Virginia Woolf’s work and the opportunity to watch the film version of Mrs Dalloway was too good to miss. This is not an action-packed film; like much of Virginia Woolf’s work, it is centred on people’s thoughts and how they cope with what life has thrown at them. Well worth a watch. The plot MP’s wife, Clarissa Dalloway, is giving a party following a period of ill health. Although not ... Read the complete review

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