Mrs Dalloway (1997)

Director:

Marleen Gorris

Writers:

Eileen Atkins (screenplay)
Virginia Woolf (novel)

Release Date:

20 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

In 1923 London, socialite Clarissa Dalloway's well-planned party is overshadowed by the return of an old suitor she had known 33 years earlier.

Plot Keywords:

Flowers | Shell Shock | Woman To Woman Kiss | Ex Boyfriend Ex Girlfriend Relationship | Impalement

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Vanessa Redgrave	...	Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway
Natascha McElhone	...	Young Clarissa
Michael Kitchen	...	Peter Walsh
Alan Cox	...	Young Peter
Sarah Badel	...	Lady Rosseter
Lena Headey	...	Young Sally
John Standing	...	Richard Dalloway
Robert Portal	...	Young Richard
Oliver Ford Davies	...	Hugh Whitbread
Hal Cruttenden	...	Young Hugh
Rupert Graves	...	Septimus Warren Smith
Amelia Bullmore	...	Rezia Warren Smith
Margaret Tyzack	...	Lady Bruton
Robert Hardy	...	Sir William Bradshaw
Richenda Carey	...	Lady Bradshaw
Katie Carr	...	Elizabeth Dalloway
Selina Cadell	...	Miss Kilman
Amanda Drew	...	Lucy
Phyllis Calvert	...	Aunt Helena
John Franklyn-Robbins	...	Lionel, Clarissa's Father
Alistair Petrie	...	Herbert
Rupert Baker	...	Joseph Breitkopf
Janet Henfrey	...	Miss Pym
Polly Pritchett	...	Nursemaid
Jane Whittenshaw	...	1st Woman by Lake
Susie Fairfax	...	2nd Woman by Lake
Richard Bradshaw	...	Evans
Hilda Braid	...	Woman in deckchair
Derek Smee	...	Man in deckchair
Fanny Carby	...	Singer
Denis Lill	...	Doctor Holmes
Richard Stirling	...	Receptionist
Neville Phillips	...	Mr. Wilkins
Peter Cellier	...	Lord Lezham
Kate Binchy	...	Ellie Henderson
Edward Jewesbury	...	Professor Brierly
Jack Galloway	...	Sir Harry Audley
Tony Steedman	...	Prime Minister
Faith Brook	...	Lady Bexborough
Nancy Nevinson	...	Mrs. Hilberry
Christopher Staines	...	Willie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oscar Pearce	...	Bookshop Assistant (uncredited)

Directed by
Marleen Gorris

Writing credits
Eileen Atkins		(screenplay)
Virginia Woolf		(novel)

Produced by
Christopher Ball	....	executive producer (as Chris J. Ball)
Stephen Bayly	....	producer
Simon Curtis	....	executive producer
Hans De Weers	....	co-producer (as Hans de Weers)
Paul Frift	....	associate producer
Lisa Katselas	....	producer (as Lisa Katselas Paré)
Bill Shepherd	....	executive producer
William Tyrer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ilona Sekacz

Cinematography by
Sue Gibson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michiel Reichwein

Casting by
Celestia Fox

Production Design by
David Richens

Art Direction by
Nik Callan
Alison Wratten

Set Decoration by
Carlotta Barrow
Jeanne Vertigan

Costume Design by
Judy Pepperdine

Makeup Department
Jane Body	....	hair stylist
Tricia Cameron	....	hair artist
Tricia Cameron	....	makeup artist
Christine Greenwood	....	hair artist
Christine Greenwood	....	makeup artist
Joan Hills	....	chief hair designer
Joan Hills	....	chief makeup designer
Maureen McGill	....	hair artist
Maureen McGill	....	makeup artist
Elizabeth Moss	....	hair artist
Elizabeth Moss	....	makeup artist
Maggie Webb	....	hair stylist supervisor
Maggie Webb	....	makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sara Desmond	....	second assistant director
Emma Griffiths	....	third assistant director
Susie Liggat	....	first assistant director
Emma Pounds	....	second assistant director
Richard Whelan	....	assistant director

Art Department
Tony Ferguson	....	dressing propman
Hugh Fottrell	....	stand-by propman
David Gray	....	construction manager
Micky Green	....	dressing propman
Bert Habicht	....	dressing propman
Colin Harris	....	property buyer
Freddie Harrison	....	property master (as Freddy Harrison)
Iain Hill	....	construction manager
Bill Howarth	....	stand-by painter
Maurice Jones	....	property master
John Lawrence	....	stand-by carpenter
Adam Marshall	....	stand-by art director
Nic Pallace	....	stand-by art director
Jim Parker	....	dressing propman
Sara Partis	....	art department assistant
Martin Phipps	....	stand-by rigger
Gino Risi	....	stand-by propman
Peter Risi	....	stand-by propman
Ken Robins	....	stand-by propman
Glenn Taylor	....	stand-by carpenter
Linda Ward	....	stand-by art director

Sound Department
Geert De Bruin	....	sound recording engineer (as Gert De Bruun)
Stephen Gilmour	....	assistant sound
Peter Glossop	....	production sound mixer
Nick Meijer	....	adr editor
Shaun Mills	....	boom operator
Marc Nolens	....	sound editor
Herman Pieëte	....	foley mixer
John Pitt	....	boom operator
Wim Post	....	dubbing mixer
Ad Roest	....	dubbing mixer
Brian Simmons	....	sound mixer
Wiebe van der Vliet	....	assistant sound editor (as Wiebe Van Der Vliet)
Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
John Horton	....	special effects

Stunts
Andreas Petrides	....	stunt arranger

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Borg	....	gaffer
Richard Broome	....	key grip
Steve Burgess	....	focus puller
Shaun Cobley	....	camera trainee
Gary Colkett	....	electrician
Ian Foster	....	camera operator
David Hughes	....	best boy
Roberta Parkin	....	still photographer
Steve Pattenden	....	electrician
Ronnie Savory	....	electrician (as Ron Savoury)
Bill Thornhill	....	best boy (as Billy Thornhill)
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator
Jon Wood	....	clapper loader
Joe Wright	....	clapper loader

Casting Department
Ray Knight	....	extras casting (as Ray Knight Casting)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill Avery	....	costume assistant
Jane McDonagh	....	costumer: Cosprops
Michael Price	....	assistant costume designer
Christopher Prins	....	costumer: Cosprops
Adrian Simmons	....	costume supervisor
Alyson Smith	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Nienke de Wit	....	post-production assistant (as Nienka De Wit)
Mark Lane	....	assistant editor
Gerrit Netten	....	assistant editor
Bert Nijdam	....	post-production coordinator
Jonathan Sales	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dick Bakker	....	conductor
Hugh den Ouden	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Danielle Brandon	....	production coordinator
Tony Coroon	....	production accountant
Pete Daly	....	unit publicist (as Pete Daly dda)
Anthony Davies	....	script consultant to the director
Jeanne Ferber	....	location manager
Jilly Greenham	....	assistant location manager
Elizabeth Hurley	....	assistant accountant
Kate Jones	....	floor runner
Stephen Lawrence	....	location manager
Sue Lefton	....	choreographer
Nigel Marchant	....	production runner
Susan Mather	....	location manager
Sue Matthews	....	assistant to producers
Paola Minazzato	....	script supervisor
Sarah Morrell	....	assistant: Bill Shepherd
Sarah Morrell	....	runner
Duncan Rodger	....	accounting assistant
Danuta Skarszewska	....	script supervisor
Maria Slough	....	production executive
Jane Summers	....	unit nurse
Becky Symons	....	assistant to director

Thanks
James Ivory	....	special thanks
Ismail Merchant	....	special thanks
Simon Perry	....	special thanks
Tony Pierce-Roberts	....	special thanks
Robin Sales	....	special thanks
Maria Uitdehaag	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• First Look International (presents) (as First Look Pictures)
• Bayly/Paré Productions (as a Bayly/Paré Production)
• Bergen Film & TV (in association with) (as Bergen Film)
• Newmarket Capital Group (as Newmarket Capital Group) (presentation)
• BBC Films (presentation)
• European Co-production Fund (with the participation of) (as The European Co-production Fund U.K.)
• Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS) (as NPS-Television)
• Dutch Co-Production Fund (with the participation of) (as Dutch Co-production Fund - CoBo)
• Nederlands Fonds voor de Film (with the participation of) (as The Dutch Film Fund)

Distributors

• Artificial Eye (1998) (UK) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• First Look International (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Overseas FilmGroup (1998) (USA) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
• BMG Video (1998) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• Fox Lorber Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
• Artificial Eye (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Fox Lorber Home Video (2003) (USA) (VHS) (letterboxed)
• First Look International (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• First Look International (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• Artificial Eye (2006) (UK) (DVD)
• Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
• Alta Films (Spain)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (Switzerland)
• Filmitalus (Portugal)
• Lions Gate Films (Canada)
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• A1 Animals  animals supplied by
• Bon Appetit Catering  catering (as Bon Appetit)
• Chatto & Linnit  thanks
• Daniel Brazier Ltd.  adr facilities (as Daniel Brazier Post)
• Daniel Brazier Post Production  adr facilities
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Het Metropole Orkest  orchestra (as Metropole Orchestra)
• JPS Studios  foley facilities
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• London & New York Wig Company  wigs supplied by (as London & New York Wig Co.)
• MetaSound  Sound mixing and editing facilities
• Palmbrokers  greenery (uncredited)
• Ray Knight Casting  extras casting
• The Creative Partnership  electronic press kit
• The Old Flying Machine Co.  aviation facilities (as The Old Flying Machine Company)
• Wood Hall Catering  catering (as Wood Hall Catering Europe)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for emotional elements and brief nudity

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK | USA | Netherlands

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:L | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

St. James's Park, St. James's, London, England, UK

Company:

First Look International

Trivia:

The dress the young Clarissa wears the night of the boat outing is a replica of the dress in the John Singer Sargent painting "Lady Agnew of Lochnaw".

Quotes:

Mrs. Dalloway:What a lark! What a plunge!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Palmetto/Senseless/Dangerous Beauty/Mrs. Dalloway/Nil by Mouth/Live Flesh" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Just a Song at Twilight

True to Woolf's finest novel, brilliant portrayal of contrasting themes...

While I agree with some of the more perceptive comments made here, I have a few of my own to add. First, the novel on which this film is based is an all-time favorite of mine and I'm happy to have seen it beautifully translated into cinematic form. The contrast between the personal and inner life of an upper class English woman and the horrors produced by war (in this case, symbolized through the experience of one man, brilliantly portrayed) is both moving and exacting. Vanessa Redgrave gives a splendid performance as Clarissa...sensitive, radiant, conservative and uncertain about life decisions as she looks back (nicely depicted in flashback). Michael Kitchen as her would-be lover of old is perfect for the role...quietly romantic, sexy, with just the right British propriety. The troubled young war veteran and his wife are well cast and Marleen Gorris should be credited with graceful directing.