Vita & Virginia
Seen it?2019 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (41% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Maurice or Atonement, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
41% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$789K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chanya Button
- Elizabeth DebickiVirginia Woolf
- Gemma ArtertonVita Sackville-West
- Isabella RosselliniLady Sackville
- Rupert Penry-JonesHarold Nicolson
- Peter FerdinandoLeonard Woolf
- Emerald FennellVanessa Bell
- Nathan Stewart-JarrettRalph
- Sam HardyNigel Sackville-West
- Gethin AnthonyClive Bell
- Rory Fleck-ByrneGeoffrey Scott