Vita & Virginia

"The love story that inspired Virginia Woolf's Orlando."

2019 1h 50m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 224

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Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages.

“The love story that inspired Virginia Woolf's Orlando.”

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Cast

Elizabeth Debicki
Virginia Woolf
Gemma Arterton
Vita Sackville-West
Isabella Rossellini
Lady Sackville
Rupert Penry-Jones
Harold Nicolson
Peter Ferdinando
Leonard Woolf
Emerald Fennell
Vanessa Bell
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Ralph
Sam Hardy
Nigel Sackville-West

Credits

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Director: Chanya Button
Writers: Chanya Button, Eileen Atkins
Languages: English
Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chanya Button, shot by Carlos De Carvalho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Isobel Waller-Bridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Trend shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elizabeth Debicki and Gemma Arterton and Isabella Rossellini carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The love story that inspired Virginia Woolf's Orlando.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5859882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Chanya Button directs. Carlos De Carvalho behind the camera. Isobel Waller-Bridge scores. Mark Trend cuts. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Ireland, United Kingdom.
3Directed by Chanya Button, shot by Carlos De Carvalho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Isobel Waller-Bridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mark Trend shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Elizabeth Debicki and Gemma Arterton and Isabella Rossellini carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The love story that inspired Virginia Woolf's Orlando.".
8IMDB entry: tt5859882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "biography", "based on true story", "polyamory", "lgbt".

The technical file

Cinematography: Carlos De Carvalho
Original score: Isobel Waller-Bridge
Editing: Mark Trend
Production design: Noam Piper
Costume design: Lorna Marie Mugan
Makeup / hair: Bernie Dooley
Sound: Rob Hughes
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Vita & Virginia (2019)

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beyondthecineramadome2022-06-20
★ 8/10
Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/quite-simple-desperate-humannbspway-vita-amp-virginia-review<a> Despite Virginia Woolf’s fame as an author in the early 1900s, not much is known about her decades-long love affair with fellow writer Vita Sackville-West. Both of the women spent their lives married to men, but their marriages were open to outside relationships. Vita & Virginia is an attempt to bring the details of their affair to light.

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