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To the Lighthouse

  • TV Movie
  • 19831983
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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To the Lighthouse (1983)
  • Drama
A family spends their last summer at the seashore, before personal tragedy and the outbreak of World War I destroy their world.A family spends their last summer at the seashore, before personal tragedy and the outbreak of World War I destroy their world.A family spends their last summer at the seashore, before personal tragedy and the outbreak of World War I destroy their world.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
220
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  • Director
    • Colin Gregg
  • Writers
    • Hugh Stoddart
    • Virginia Woolf(novel)
  • Stars
    • Rosemary Harris
    • Michael Gough
    • Suzanne Bertish
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  • Director
    • Colin Gregg
  • Writers
    • Hugh Stoddart
    • Virginia Woolf(novel)
  • Stars
    • Rosemary Harris
    • Michael Gough
    • Suzanne Bertish
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    • 6User reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Rosemary Harris
    Rosemary Harris
    • Mrs. Ramsayas Mrs. Ramsay
    Michael Gough
    Michael Gough
    • Mr. Ramsayas Mr. Ramsay
    Suzanne Bertish
    Suzanne Bertish
    • Lily Briscoeas Lily Briscoe
    Lynsey Baxter
    Lynsey Baxter
    • Nancy Ramsayas Nancy Ramsay
    Pippa Guard
    Pippa Guard
    • Prue Ramsayas Prue Ramsay
    Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh
    • Charles Tansleyas Charles Tansley
    T.P. McKenna
    T.P. McKenna
    • Augustus Carmichaelas Augustus Carmichael
    Nicholas Gecks
    • Paul Rayleyas Paul Rayley
    David Parfitt
    David Parfitt
    • Andrew Ramsayas Andrew Ramsay
    Craig Warnock
    • Jasper Ramsey (aged 14)as Jasper Ramsey (aged 14)
    Jessie Walker Stewart
    • Cam Ramsay (aged 7)as Cam Ramsay (aged 7)
    Chris Lahr
    Chris Lahr
    • James Ramsey (aged 6)as James Ramsey (aged 6)
    • (as Christopher Lahr)
    Kristin Milward
    Kristin Milward
    • Marieas Marie
    Simon Dutton
    Simon Dutton
    • Jasper (aged 24)as Jasper (aged 24)
    Nicola Wright
    Nicola Wright
    • Cam (aged 17)as Cam (aged 17)
    Daniel Murray
    • James (aged 16)as James (aged 16)
    David Daker
    David Daker
    • Mr. Trevorrowas Mr. Trevorrow
    Jonathan Harvey
    • Sam Trevorrowas Sam Trevorrow
    • Director
      • Colin Gregg
    • Writers
      • Hugh Stoddart
      • Virginia Woolf(novel)
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    A faithful dramatization of Virginia Woolf's novel. A lecturer, his family, the spinster Aunt Lily, an old friend, and a student, Charles Tansley, spend a summer in an isolated house in Cornwall just before World War I. The stern Mr. Ramsay scolds everybody, while Mrs. Ramsay is the linchpin in keeping the family together. Aunt Lily paints, and the family talk about sailing to the lighthouse, but the trip is always postponed. —Will Gilbert
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    • Trivia
      This movie was the first true independent production with the BBC. Keith Williams, BBC Head of Plays, Ronnie Marsh, the BBC Head of Co-Production worked with Producer David Wilkinson to pioneer the "Reverse Co-Production". The BBC provided the crew, equipment and post-production services. Wilkinson raised his funding from the Prudential Assurance, which paid for the actors, actresses, extras, screenplay, rights to the novel, music, and musicians. Colin Gregg Films then owned the copyright and world rights to the movie. The BBC had just two U.K. showings of the movie. It was one of four television movies nominated in 1983 for a BAFTA award.
    • Soundtracks
      Clair de Lune
      Music by Claude Debussy

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    4/10
    Slow, boring, but tolerable.
    When watching this 115 minute movie, one can see why it was made for television rather than a big screen release. It starts off slow and goes on and on without much to keep the viewer interested. The title is deceiving - except for a few screen shots in the beginning of the movie, the lighthouse does not exist. The plot is old and un-original - taking place in rural coastal England in 1912, it is a story about a family and its problems as it vacations near a lighthouse. This film has two strengths - Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet, Othello, Wild Wild West) plays a young graduate student vacationing with the family, and this offers a glimpse into his younger acting before his notable performances in Shakespearean movies. Secondly, the filming locations were beautiful and were really the only other thing that kept me interested. All in all, it is slow, long, and boring, but not the worst movie I've ever seen.
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    • Jul 29, 1999

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Fahrt zum Leuchtturm
    • Filming locations
      • Bosigran Head, Morvah, Cornwall, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Colin Gregg Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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