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01/09/1997 Drama, Romance 1h 37m
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A woman’s past unlocks the truth buried within her soul.

Overview

Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator and a doyenne of London's upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith reminds her of a past romance with Peter Walsh. In flashbacks, young Clarissa explores her possibilities with Peter.

  1. Marleen Gorris

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Vanessa Redgrave

    Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway

  2. Natascha McElhone

    Young Clarissa

  3. Michael Kitchen

    Peter Walsh

  4. Alan Cox

    Young Peter

  5. Sarah Badel

    Lady Rosseter

  6. Lena Headey

    Young Sally

  7. John Standing

    Richard Dalloway

  8. Robert Portal

    Young Richard

  9. Oliver Ford Davies

    Hugh Whitbread

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-07-17
It's the morning of her party, and the eponymous "Clarissa" (Vanessa Redgrave) is a little apprehensive. She's married to a politician (John Standing) who has jilted her for luncheon on this important day, so she sets off to buy some flowers then returns to find she has an unexpected visitor. "Peter" (Michael Kitchen) and she have some history, and as the day unfolds we learn a little of just how that played out thanks to some flashbacks with Alan Cox and Natascha McElhone as their younger selves. These depict the build up to decisions and choices that maybe one, or both, wish now had been mad...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$3,309,421.00

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