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Mrs Dalloway Reviews

1997

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Critically-acclaimed adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. It's a lovely summer day and Clarissa Dalloway is preparing for an elaborate party. During the day of her party, she remembers another summer in the past, when she was a beautiful, vivacious and much-courted young woman. Her preparations are .. Read more

Starring	Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Rupert Graves, Michael Kitchen
Director	Marleen Gorris
Genres	Drama

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- "...Elegantly wrought and reflective....It is Vanessa Redgrave's marvelous performance as the aging, soul-searching Clarissa that gives the film its grandeur..."
- 11143
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Mrs Dalloway
  
  Vanessa Redgrave plays the serene and elegant Mrs Dalloway whose character is based upon Virginnia Woolf. It captures the mood and milleu of early twentith ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Jul 2004 at 13:48
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  Mrs Dalloway
  
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  This is a gentle film of a acclaimed book. The cast is superb and the acting is all that we might expect. However, adapting a book in which the main ... read more »
  
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  - Stroud
  - 06 Nov 2008 at 17:39
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  One to avoid
  
  Sadly, this film is a turkey if ever I saw one. Don't be fooled by the positive reviews. It is hard to convey just how dull it is.
  
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  - Sevenoaks, England
  - 09 Feb 2008 at 18:35
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  Mrs Dalloway - a real lady
  
  Vanessa Dellaway portrays the beautiful Clarissa Dellaway in this delightful if somewhat lightweight story. Perhaps I feel it is lightweight because because ... read more »
  
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  - Cheshire England
  - 30 Jan 2008 at 13:05
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  disappointing
  
  quite an amateur production especially given the cast. looked low budget.
  
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- - Rez
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  - 16 Dec 2007 at 16:48
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  good woolf
  
  a good reconstruction of the woolf novel.
  
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- - Cato
  - 589 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 27 Dec 2006 at 22:41
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  its OK
  
  not a must watch though bt according to the themes virginia woolf used like stream of consciousness and drifting into the past..students who want to get a ... read more »
  
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- - usman rabbani
  - London,England
  - 28 Apr 2006 at 10:47
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  mrs dalloway
  
  this was throughly an enjoyable film and i will defiently either be buying it or renting it again.
  
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- - Venita Stewart
  - ENGLAND
  - 25 Oct 2005 at 09:15
- - 8
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  A crossroads in life of Mrs Dalloway...
  
  Go into this film with your eyes open and you may not be disappointed. If slow moving costume drama is not your bag then stay well clear. It's a well acted ... read more »
  
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- - John Ward
  - Essex, England
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 22:32
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  Period drama
  
  A nice period drama, just like you would see on a Sunday evening on the TV. Worth a watch but not a movie to watch again and again.
  
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- - Poggs
  - Cheshire
  - 22 Feb 2005 at 00:00
- - 4
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  Unengaging
  
  Although Vanessa Redgrave is undoubtedly a great actress, she wasn't able to make this film come alive. The book on which it is based simply doesn't ... read more »
  
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  - Canterbury, England
  - 14 Feb 2005 at 08:15
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- - 17
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  Mrs Dalloway
  
  Vanessa Redgrave plays the serene and elegant Mrs Dalloway whose character is based upon Virginnia Woolf. It captures the mood and milleu of early twentith ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 11547
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - England
  - 21 Jul 2004 at 13:48
- - 8
  - 0
  A crossroads in life of Mrs Dalloway...
  
  Go into this film with your eyes open and you may not be disappointed. If slow moving costume drama is not your bag then stay well clear. It's a well acted ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 128299
- - John Ward
  - Essex, England
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 22:32
- - 6
  - 0
  mrs dalloway
  
  this was throughly an enjoyable film and i will defiently either be buying it or renting it again.
  
  Report this review
- 165518
- - Venita Stewart
  - ENGLAND
  - 25 Oct 2005 at 09:15
- - 4
  - 0
  Unengaging
  
  Although Vanessa Redgrave is undoubtedly a great actress, she wasn't able to make this film come alive. The book on which it is based simply doesn't ... read more »
  
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  - Canterbury, England
  - 14 Feb 2005 at 08:15
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  A charming film
  
  A gentle and charming film in which Vanessa Redgrave gives a central and enthralling performance.
  
  Set in post first world war London the film conveys... read more »
  
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- - DorsetMike
  - Dorset
  - 03 Apr 2004 at 08:24
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  One to avoid
  
  Sadly, this film is a turkey if ever I saw one. Don't be fooled by the positive reviews. It is hard to convey just how dull it is.
  
  Report this review
- 524303
- - a customer
  - Sevenoaks, England
  - 09 Feb 2008 at 18:35
- - 1
  - 0
  Mrs Dalloway
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  This is a gentle film of a acclaimed book. The cast is superb and the acting is all that we might expect. However, adapting a book in which the main ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 655136
- - a customer
  - Stroud
  - 06 Nov 2008 at 17:39
- - 0
  - 0
  its OK
  
  not a must watch though bt according to the themes virginia woolf used like stream of consciousness and drifting into the past..students who want to get a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 238282
- - usman rabbani
  - London,England
  - 28 Apr 2006 at 10:47
- - 0
  - 0
  good woolf
  
  a good reconstruction of the woolf novel.
  
  Report this review
- 397276
- - Cato
  - 589 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 27 Dec 2006 at 22:41
- - 0
  - 0
  disappointing
  
  quite an amateur production especially given the cast. looked low budget.
  
  Report this review
- 504453
- - Rez
  - 4 reviews
  - Reading
  - 16 Dec 2007 at 16:48

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Critics' reviews
- "...Elegantly wrought and reflective....It is Vanessa Redgrave's marvelous performance as the aging, soul-searching Clarissa that gives the film its grandeur..."
- 11143
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Redgrave's performance steers us through, and by the end we understand with complete, final clarity what the story was about..."
- 11141
- - Chicago Sun
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Clarissa Dalloway (Redgrave), the beautiful wife of an eminent MP, loves to give parties. A day in her life, however,... read more on Time Out
- 45500
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...A ruthless unsentimentality and political bite which few recent British period films have fully achieved..."
- 11145
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Gripping, pensive examination of the possibilities and missed opportunities of life.
- 32194
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
- "...The real glue here is Redgrave, who is incandescent..."
- 11144
- - Premiere
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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