Mrs Dalloway (1997)

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PG-13
1h 37min
Drama, Romance
20 Feb 1998 (USA)
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In 1923 London, socialite Clarissa Dalloway's well-planned party is overshadowed by the return of an old suitor she had known thirty-three years earlier.

Director:

Marleen Gorris

Writers:

Eileen Atkins, Virginia Woolf

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Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.
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In 1923 London, socialite Clarissa Dalloway's (Vanessa Redgrave's) well-planned party is overshadowed by the return of an old suitor she had known thirty-three years earlier.

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	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)
	Reg Thomason	...	Reggie (uncredited)

Directed by

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Marleen Gorris

Written by

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Eileen Atkins	...	(screenplay)

Virginia Woolf	...	(novel)

Produced by

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

Music by

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Ilona Sekacz

Cinematography by

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Sue Gibson

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director of photography

Editing by

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Michiel Reichwein

Editorial Department

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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

Casting By

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Celestia Fox

Production Design by

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David Richens

Art Direction by

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Nik Callan
Alison Wratten

Set Decoration by

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Carlotta Barrow
Jeanne Vertigan

Costume Design by

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Judy Pepperdine

Makeup Department

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

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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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

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Mark Bailey	...	standby stagehand
James Fennessy	...	scenic painter
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

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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

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John Horton

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special effects

Stunts

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Andreas Petrides

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stunt arranger

Camera and Electrical Department

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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

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Ray Knight

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extras casting (as Ray Knight Casting)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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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

Location Management

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Jeanne Ferber	...	location manager
Jilly Greenham	...	assistant location manager
Stephen Lawrence	...	location manager
Susan Mather	...	location manager

Music Department

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Dick Bakker	...	conductor
Geert De Bruin	...	recording engineer (as Geert De Bruijn)
Fred Dekker	...	manager: Metropole Orchestra
Hugh den Ouden	...	music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Anthony Davies	...	script consultant to the director
Paola Minazzato	...	script supervisor
Danuta Skarszewska	...	script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Danielle Brandon	...	production coordinator
Tony Coroon	...	production accountant
Pete Daly	...	unit publicist (as Pete Daly dda)
Elizabeth Hurley	...	assistant accountant
Kate Jones	...	floor runner
Sue Lefton	...	choreographer
Nigel Marchant	...	production runner
Sue Matthews	...	assistant to producers
Sarah Morrell	...	assistant: Bill Shepherd / runner
Duncan Rodger	...	accounting assistant
Maria Slough	...	production executive
Jane Summers	...	unit nurse
Becky Symons	...	assistant to director

Thanks

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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

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First Look International (presents)
Bayly/Paré Productions
Bergen Film & TV (in association with)
Newmarket Capital Group (presentation)
BBC Film (presentation)
European Co-production Fund (with the participation of)
Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS)
Dutch Co-Production Fund (with the participation of)
Nederlands Filmfonds (with the participation of)

Distributors

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Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (1997) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
Lionsgate (1997) (Canada) (theatrical)
Artificial Eye (1998) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Distribution Company (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
First Look International (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
Overseas FilmGroup (1998) (United States)
Alta Films (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
RCV Film Distribution (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
BMG Video (1998) (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
Fox Lorber Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS) (widescreen)
Filmitalus (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1999) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Prooptiki (1999) (Greece) (VHS)
Artificial Eye (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Fox Lorber Home Video (2003) (United States) (VHS) (letterboxed)
First Look International (2004) (United States) (DVD)
First Look International (2004) (United States) (VHS)
Artificial Eye (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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

Storyline

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Plot Summary	London, summer 1923. Clarissa, Member of Parliament Richard Dalloway's wife, sets out on a beautiful morning; she's shopping for flowers for her party that evening. At the same time Septimus Warren Smith, a young man who survived the battlefields of Europe, is suffering from a nightmarish delayed on-set form of shell shock. Clarissa's nearly-grown daughter is distant, and preoccupied. In the course of one day, Peter, Clarissa's passionate old suitor, returns from India and is invited to her party, Septimus commits suicide, Clarissa relives a day in her youth (and her reasons for her choice of a life with the reliable Richard Dalloway). Written by Eileen Berdon Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	character-name-as-title surname-in-title ptsd-post-traumatic-stress-disorder female-rear-nudity female-director See All (117) »
Genres	Drama Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Brazil:Livre France:Tous publics Germany:12 Iceland:L Italy:T Japan:G Peru:14 Portugal:M/12 Singapore:PG South Korea:12 Spain:T Sweden:Btl Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) United Kingdom:PG United States:PG-13

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Also Known As	Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway (United Kingdom) Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway (United Kingdom) Mrs. Dalloway, de Virginia Woolf (Spain) La signora Dalloway (Italy) Senhora Dalloway (Brazil) See more »
Runtime	97 min
Country	Netherlands United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Duke of York Column, St James's, London, England, UK See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	First screenplay written by Eileen Atkins. See more »
Goofs	In the flashback scenes with the younger actors, Peter is slightly taller than Clarissa. When they dance together at the party, he is considerably shorter than her. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Palmetto/Senseless/Dangerous Beauty/Mrs. Dalloway/Nil by Mouth/Live Flesh (1998). See more »
Soundtracks	Time for Old Time See more »
Quotes	Peter Walsh: [Talking about Clarissa in 1923] She broke my heart, and you can't love like that twice. See more »

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