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I'm starting this thread as a result of a discussion that came up amongst some Brokies on Facebook a few weeks back.  We were thinking it would be fun to watch the movie of Mrs. Dalloway together, but decided a chat wouldn't really work during the hectic holiday season.  So, this thread is for people to watch and comment on the movie (or the book) at their leisure.

For those unfamiliar with the story, it's the story of one day in June of 1923 through the perspective of several characters, and through the perspective of Clarissa Dalloway primarily.  Through memories sparked throughout the day we learn a great deal about the past lives of various characters.

The film was made by director Marleen Gorris (the director of Antonia's Line... another really interesting movie) in 1997 and stars Vanessa Redgrave as the older Clarissa Dalloway and Natascha McElhone as the younger Clarissa. Rupert Graves (of Scudder fame from the movie Maurice) is also in Mrs. Dalloway as a disturbed young veteran of WWI.  Of course, the movie is based on Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs. Dalloway, published in 1925.

I'll refrain from commenting in this inital post, other than to say Viginia Woolf is one of my favorite writers (and I'm also particularly interested in the Bloomsbury Group in general).  And, this is my favorite book by Woolf.  I was astounded when I heard that they'd made it into a movie in the 1990s because it's such a complex book (written in such a complex way)... it seemed to me that it would be a tremendously difficult task to translate the book into a film.  But, I think they ultimately did a lovely, thoughtful job with this film.  

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Ellemeno:
I guess it's time for me to watch it.  Netflix has it streaming, I'm happy to see.

Penthesilea:

--- Quote from: atz75 on January 02, 2010, 12:23:34 am ---The film was made by director Marleen Gorris (the director of Antonia's Line... another really interesting movie)
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I apologize for taking the thread OT for a moment, but I wanted to say that I'm happy to see your comment about Antonia's Line. LOVED that movie. I always thought Jens and me are the only persons in the world who saw it ....  ;).
Oh, I have an idea - I'll post a picture of Antonia in the Strong Gorgeous Women thread, then you can reply there if you want, and we won't take this thread further ot.


Back to Mrs. Dalloway!

Monika:
I have yet to see the movie. I started reading the novel but didn´t finish it. I also remember that I started on To the Lighthouse, but not finishing that one either  O0. The one book by Woolf´s that I actually did finish was A Room of One´s Own, which is more of a long essay than a novel. It was interesting and the topic still felt immediate. But she has a tendency to make the same point over and over again and I found it to be a somewhat tedious read. I find Virginia Woolf herself far more interesting than her work.
I would be interested in seeing the movie though. Perhaps I´d like the movie versions of her novels better.

Mandy21:
Amanda, I have the film on tape and watch it two or three times a year.  Vanessa and Natasha, both, are so stunningly beautiful.  It's a very intriguing movie with complicated scenarios.  For those here who haven't seen it, you definitely need to watch it more than once to begin to understand.

Kind of like some other movie we all know...

 ;)

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