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Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Rupert Graves, Michael Kitchen, John Standing ... see more see more... , Alan Cox , Lena Headey , Margaret Tyzack , Sarah Badel , Katie Carr , Hilda Braid , Amelia Bullmore , Marlene Gorris

This adaptation of the novel by Virginia Woolf stars Vanessa Redgrave as Clarissa Dalloway, a woman in her mid-'50s living in London five years after the end of WWI. As Mrs. Dalloway prepares an elabo... read more read more...rate dinner party at the home she shares with her husband, a prominent politician, she finds herself looking back on her life 30 years before, when as a young woman (played by (Natascha McElhone), she was in love with two different men -- the solid and safe Richard Dalloway (John Standing) and the exciting, free-spirited Peter Walsh (Michael Kitchen). Clarissa also recalls her close friendship with Sally (Lena Headey) as she wonders if she made the right choice in marrying Richard -- especially when Peter makes an unexpected appearance at her party. Mrs. Dalloway also finds herself moved in a way she never anticipated by the plight of Septimus Smith (Rupert Graves), a young man severely injured during the war whom she has never met. Mrs. Dalloway was directed by Marleen Gorris, whose previous credit was the international success Antonia's Line. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Marleen Gorris

Release Date: February 20, 1998

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DVD Release Date: September 28, 1999

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  • bbcfloridabound
    June 16, 2009
    bbcfloridabound
    This movie is another from the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. Its not a bad film, even though I only give it 2 1/2 stars, its just not a good movie for me. I am sure any women over 50 might enjoy this as she looks back at her life and wonders about the decisions she m... read moreade. That's what the film is about, women just coming out of hospital is looking back at her life and wondering. My answer is just be happy with what you have, no matter how bad it is, be happy, if you went the other way you might have it worst. Its a British Film (BBC) its slow and dry but then again one might find it enjoyable if they read Virginia Wolff Novels as I believe its based on one of her books. 2 1/2 stars.
  • rainmonkey13
    August 27, 2010
    rainmonkey13
    u wouldn't run to the bathroom naked!< ummm y would u do that, so i thought the 2 girls were sisters but i must be wrong, didn't finish the movie wasn't into it

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Rich Cline
June 12, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

Great story but stilted film.

Ken Hanke
October 15, 2003
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Effective version of the book. Good double feature with The Hours.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
March 2, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Vividly conveys the message of Woolf's novel- despite social and psychological differences, we are all connected. Full Review

Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
February 28, 2002
Michael W. Phillips, Jr., Goatdog's Movies

So caught up in being reserved and proper that [it] fails to show us any emotion at all. Full Review

David Sterritt
January 1, 2000
David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor

Gorris has met the challenge of Woolf's style, translating it into motion-picture terms with a surprising degree of success. Full Review

David Noh
January 1, 2000
David Noh, Film Journal International

The film never rises above the dull, comforting worthiness of a 'Masterpiece Theatre' production Full Review

Dustin Putman
January 1, 2000
Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com

Attempts to be moving, it left me cold. Full Review

Lisa Schwarzbaum
September 7, 2011
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

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Emanuel Levy
March 26, 2009
Emanuel Levy, Variety

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Andrew Sarris
April 27, 2007
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

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