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Mrs Dalloway (1997): Film vs Book
Film · 1997 · Directed by Marleen Gorris · Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone
About the film
A day in the life of a woman preparing for a party.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film makes the book's inner stream of thought more linear and clear.
Read or watch first?
The novel's flowing style is its heart.
What the book gives you
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Flowing, gorgeous prose that lets you feel the rhythm of a day in London.
Who will like it: Readers who enjoy lyrical, intimate novels set in a single day.