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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Michael Cunningham (novel)
David Hare (screenplay)
Release Date:
24 January 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
Three Different Women. Each Living a Lie. more
Plot:
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 30 wins & 67 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(201 articles)
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User Comments:
Best film on the shelves, when I asked.... more (604 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nicole Kidman | ... | Virginia Woolf | |
| Julianne Moore | ... | Laura Brown | |
| Meryl Streep | ... | Clarissa Vaughan | |
| Stephen Dillane | ... | Leonard Woolf | |
| Miranda Richardson | ... | Vanessa Bell | |
| George Loftus | ... | Quentin Bell | |
| Charley Ramm | ... | Julian Bell | |
| Sophie Wyburd | ... | Angelica Bell | |
| Lyndsey Marshal | ... | Lottie Hope (as Lyndsay Marshal) | |
| Linda Bassett | ... | Nelly Boxall | |
| Christian Coulson | ... | Ralph Partridge | |
| Michael Culkin | ... | Doctor | |
| John C. Reilly | ... | Dan Brown | |
| Jack Rovello | ... | Richie Brown | |
| Toni Collette | ... | Kitty |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language.
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Runtime:
114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Denmark:11 (DVD rating) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Bern) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39136)
Filming Locations:
Biltmore Hotel - 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida, USA more
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Cameo: [Michael Cunningham]Clarissa (Meryl Streep) walks past the author on her way to the flower shop. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Laura picks up Mrs. Dalloway from the floor next to her bed, there are six novels in total. Two of the other books are 'Melbourne' by Lord David Cecil and 'Under the Net' by Iris Murdoch, both literary classics. The only problem is she could never have read them: both books were published in 1954. more
Quotes:
Richard Brown: I've stayed alive for you. But now you have to let me go. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Metamorphosis 2 more
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When I asked him about this one, the young chap in the video rental shop said it was just about the best film on the shelves at the time. I had no idea about it whatsoever and just went with his recommendation. He wasn't wrong - it is impossible to fault at any level: Acting, dialogue, costumes, locations, soundtrack, scenery, settings or storyline.
Films like this don't come along too often - beautifully made in an almost understated way, it relates to no major event or cataclysm, it chronicles no turning-point in history and it poses no worrying conundrum for the future. It is simply a quietly-told story that will criss-cross between various points in time and take you deep into the characters' emotions and portray the effect that they have on their lives. When you have seen and come to understand the events that take place, by the time it concludes it will leave you feeling refreshed and perhaps a little better in touch with the emotions in your own life - just like good films should, but sadly, so rarely do...
Easily 9 out of 10 - If you watch this one, you will not regret the time spent.