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  • 2019
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2019
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary Set amidst the bohemian high society of 1920s England, Vita & Virginia tells the true story of a literary love affair that fueled the imagination of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated writers. Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton) is the brash, aristocratic wife of a diplomat who refuses to be constrained by her marriage, defiantly...

Directed By: Chanya Button

Written By: Eileen Atkins, Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West

  • 2019
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2019
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m

Vita & Virginia

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
43
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary Set amidst the bohemian high society of 1920s England, Vita & Virginia tells the true story of a literary love affair that fueled the imagination of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated writers. Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton) is the brash, aristocratic wife of a diplomat who refuses to be constrained by her marriage, defiantly...

Directed By: Chanya Button

Written By: Eileen Atkins, Virginia Woolf, Vita Sackville-West

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
43
17% Positive
3 Reviews
61% Mixed
11 Reviews
22% Negative
4 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
43
17% Positive
3 Reviews
61% Mixed
11 Reviews
22% Negative
4 Reviews

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75
Aug 28, 2019
This peek into a famous love story makes the audience a participant in the affair, inspiring questions of perspective and truth in love and art, where the only truth worth anything is one deeply felt.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 22, 2019
As Vita & Virginia loses its girlishness, drawn like the tides to the solemn maturity of Debicki’s performance. With her as the lodestar, this is a stranger and more intriguing film than it really has a right to be, one that becomes less about a clandestine courtship between famous women, and more about Woolf’s relationship with her writing, and with the workings of her own beautiful, restless mind.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 4, 2019
Were “Vita” better developed and edited, one might find joy in its rejection of the patriarchy. But the female-friendly dialogue relies too heavily on exposition. Nobody asks if anyone wants a cup of tea.
By Carla Meyer FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 20, 2019
The film frequently falls back on the stately demeanor of countless other historical biopics and period pieces. Read our review.
By Derek Smith FULL REVIEW
40
Aug 22, 2019
Even Arterton at smouldering full wattage can do little to hold together a picture in which the chemistry between the two leads is non-existent and many of the directorial choices are decidedly odd.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
38
Sep 4, 2019
The tumultuous emotional, sexual, and literary relationship between Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West would make a fascinating movie — it’s a shame that Vita & Virginia isn’t it.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
30
Aug 22, 2019
Vita & Virginia takes a passionate, real-life affair between two enormously gifted writers and proceeds to throttle the life out of it.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
5.6
27% Positive
3 Ratings
55% Mixed
6 Ratings
18% Negative
2 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
5.6
27% Positive
3 Ratings
55% Mixed
6 Ratings
18% Negative
2 Ratings

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Production Company Piccadilly Pictures, SQN Capital, Protagonist Pictures, Lipsync Productions, Sampsonic Media, Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, Mirror Productions, Blinder Films, Film Tax Reliefs, Investment Incentives for the Irish Film Industry Provided by the Government of Ireland
Release Date Aug 23, 2019
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline The Love Story That Inspired Virginia Woolf's Orlando
Website https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/vita-virginia
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Awards

Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 1 Nomination

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