The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
Acting
Three legends at peak power—Kidman disappears completely.
Score
Philip Glass's repetitive piano will haunt your dreams.
Cinematography
Flowers and water everywhere—beauty drowning in sadness.
Director
Stephen Daldry
Julianne Moore
Laura Brown
Nicole Kidman
Virginia Woolf
Meryl Streep
Clarissa Vaughan
Stephen Dillane
Leonard Woolf
Miranda Richardson
Vanessa Bell
Linda Bassett
Nelly Boxall
Lyndsey Marshal
Lottie Hope
Christian Coulson
Ralph Partridge
Michael Culkin
Doctor
John C. Reilly
Dan Brown
Toni Collette
Kitty
Ed Harris
Richard Brown
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kidman's nose prosthetic took three hours daily and nearly cost her the role—studio wanted someone 'more marketable.'
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