Contributions

  • Lee, Hermione - Contributor
  • Atkins, Eileen - Contributor
  • Tracy, Susan - Contributor
  • London Weekend Television, ltd - Contributor
  • RM Arts (Firm) - Contributor
and 3 more
  • Radio Telefis Eireann - Contributor
  • Reiner Moritz Associates - Contributor
  • Films for the Humanities (Firm) - Contributor

Publication

2004 - Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Princeton, NJ, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

14,500 words, Guess

Page Count

58 pages

Physical Format

Video Recording

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPR6045.O72 Z92 2002

Alternate Titles

  • Virginia Woolf
  • Mrs. Dalloway

Description

Virginia Woolf’s novel chronicles a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a politician’s wife in 1920s London, as she prepares to host a party that evening. The narrative follows Clarissa’s thoughts (and sometimes those of people she meets) as she goes about her errands, and events in the day remind her of her youth and friendships from the past. As the book progresses characters from the past emerge, igniting old feelings and making Clarissa question the life she has created for herself. *Mrs. Dalloway* became the inspiration for Michael Cunningham’s 1998 novel *The Hours*.

Description

"This ... program intercuts scenes from a ... dramatization of Mrs. Dalloway with a portrayal of Virginia Woolf (played by actress Eileen Atkins) who, based on entries from her diary, explicates the story. Literary critic Hermione Lee addresses topics in the novel such as the significance of shared external events and the theme of emotional bankruptcy..."--Container

Subjects

Topics

WivesRegretFictionPartiesSuicideEnglandLesbians

Places

EnglandLondon (England)

People

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

Times

June19231890s

Series Statement

  • Films for the Humanities & Sciences DVD collection
  • Ten great writers of the modern world
  • Modern world, ten great writers

Other Editions

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