Mrs. Dalloway
by Marleen Gorris
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Actor: Alan Cox, Michael Kitchen, Natascha McElhone, Sarah Badel, Vanessa RedgraveDirector: Marleen Gorris
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-25
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: First Look Pictures
Movie Reviews of Mrs. Dalloway
Movie Review: Best "adaptation" seen in a while
Summary: 5 Stars
Eileen Atkins screenplay based on the classic modernist novel by Virginia Woolf is about as close as a screenwritter can get to duplicate the tone and dialouge, including following the novel's plot from the start to its interesting conclusion.
Vanessa Redgrave was perfect casting for the older Clarissa Dalloway and the beautiful Natascha McElhone as the young Clarissa, too, a good casting choice.
Virginia Woolf's novel was very controversial at the time of it publication due to its style and structure, writng the novel in a non-linear fashion, breaking away from Realism, and using the thoughts of its character's rather than actual dialouge to move the story along. This book is considered by many scholars to be one of the top ten modernist novels of the 20th century along side James Joyce's "Ulysses and Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain.
All the performances in this film I believe were flawless. In particular Rupert Graves as Septimas Warren Smith, the shell shocked, damaged solider caused by his horrific experiences in WW1. Graves' apparent seemless forward and backward states of momentary lucidity and madness was quite impressive.
The novel and film approach many themes: love, art, the failings of the medical profession and our ignorance of psychology, the pomposity of the English Middle Class, sexuality etc. Not only did Woolf change the structure of the novel but also included then considered anathema subjects simply not talked about and never written...bad taste.
Excellent screenplay, great performances...I could go on and on...so even if you have not read Woolf's novel, see this film.
Summary of Mrs. Dalloway
Studio: First Look Home Entertain Release Date: 04/01/2008 Run time: 97 minutesVanessa Redgrave glows from within as the heroine of this superb adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel. As Clarissa Dalloway prepares to host a sumptuous party, her mind wanders back to a summer in her youth, when she was courted by an eager young man--a young man whose much older self will come to the very party she's preparing. Mrs. Dalloway moves fluidly between the past and the present, exploring the shifts in perspective and understanding with an unsentimental but graceful eye. What's most stunning is the remarkable interplay between the younger and older actors, who truly seem to be different versions of the same character (the young Clarissa is played by Natascha McElhone). Beautifully directed by Marleen Gorris (Antonia's Line), the movie also features Rupert Graves as a shell-shocked soldier who crosses Clarissa's path. --Bret Fetzer
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