ksf-2 Review of Vita & Virginia

Vita & Virginia (2018)

spoilers... based on the true love affair.

[7/10 · 21 February 2022]

Spoilers *** we know this is a fun film, because isabella rossellini plays vita's mother. The story of vita and virginia, somewhat biographical, of vita sackville-west and virginia woolf, brought to life by gemma arterton and elizabeth debicki. Based on the letters to each other, the film highlights the ten year affair they had. Very minimal script, with long interludes of ethereal music. They go out of their way to show symbols of virginia's mental illness; usually, films so this verbally, but here, its ravens and grass growing indoors. According to wikipedia dot org, both vita and virginia had a list of lovers over their lifetimes. It's very good. Discussion of virginia's epic work "orlando", where she tries to capture vita's essence, in the forms of man and woman over time. Of course, it didn't end well for virginia... with all her mental health issues, she drowned herself at 59. And vita lived another twenty years after that. Directed by brit chanya button.