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Vita & Virginia

Country: ireland, united_kingdom

Year: 2019

Running time: 110

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5859882/reference

Julie says: “VITA & VIRGINIA  is about the intriguing relationship between Vita  Sackville-West a very popular socialite author and Virginia Woolf (who  we probably all know was  much more the reserved reclusive type).  It  takes place in the 1920’s, a favorite period of mine when it comes to period pieces.  Elizabeth Debicki puts in a mesmerizing performance as  Virginia and is nomination worthy. Gemma Atherton is not as convincing but it  could be more about the way the character was written, edited and  depicted (and the fact she looks nothing like the real Vita probably  doesn’t help).

“What I loved about the movie was Debicki’s performance, the production  design and cinematography, depictions of Virginia’s ‘episodes’ and  creative use of music.

“The movie got very bad reviews. In fact I did fall asleep and had to pay  to re-rent it since I became more interested in something else and  waited past 48 hours which I have never done before with a streamer! (I  think MARRIAGE STORY was free? still have not gotten back to that one  and it’s been weeks now) …. I think that watching parts of V and V  twice helped me appreciate/understand it more than I otherwise would  have.  But the fact I had to do this is, maybe, a bad sign? As critics  wrote, the movie was undone by unsatisfying storytelling and poor editing. 3.75 cats

 

Michael says: “Agreed on the nomination for Debicki. I was totally captivated by her portrayal of Virginia Woolf. But, as mentioned above, the film as a whole didn’t stay with me. It’s not that there anything wrong with it, but it just didn’t stay with me after I left the theater… other than Debicki’s performance. 3.5 cats

Vita & Virginia

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