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24 January 2003 (USA) moreTagline:
Three Different Women. Each Living a Lie. morePlot:
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 | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 30 wins & 67 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(184 articles)
Julianne Moore + Annette Bening. Rejoice! (From FilmExperience. 2 July 2009, 8:00 AM, PDT)
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(From FilmExperience. 15 June 2009, 11:30 PM, PDT)
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Best film on the shelves, when I asked.... moreCast
(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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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language.Parents Guide:
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114 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
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)Fun Stuff
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Meryl Streep's segment was filmed first, then Julianne Moore's, and finally Nicole Kidman's. moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
Virginia Woolf: I'm dying in this town.Leonard Woolf: If you were thinking clearly, Virginia, you would recall it was London that brought you low.
Virginia Woolf: If I were thinking clearly? If I were thinking clearly?
Leonard Woolf: We brought you to Richmond to give you peace.
Virginia Woolf: If I were thinking clearly, Leonard, I would tell you that I wrestle alone in the dark, in the deep dark, and that only I can know. Only I can understand my condition. You live with the threat, you tell me you live with the threat of my extinction. Leonard, I live with it too.
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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.