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Virginia Woolf's Night and Day review
SXSW LondonWolf’s novel about a headstrong young Edwardian woman takes flight under Tina Gharavi’s direction, with Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders among the ensemble cast
TL;DR
- The film is an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's "Night and Day" by Justine Waddell.
- It centers on Katharine Hilbery, a well-born young woman in Edwardian London experiencing a quarterlife crisis.
- The adaptation amplifies Katharine's interest in astronomy and her desire to study mathematics at Cambridge.
- The film removes perceived condescension towards the lower and middle classes present in the novel.
- Katharine is engaged to William Rodney but develops feelings for Ralph Denham, who is editing her mother's biography.
- Haley Bennett plays Katharine, with Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders as her parents.
- The film screened at SXSW London and will be released in UK, Irish, and US cinemas.