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To the Lighthouse (1983)

1983-03-22 · 1h 55m · EN
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A faithful dramatization of Virginia Woolf's novel. A lecturer, his family, the spinster Aunt Lily, an old friend, and a student, Charles Tansley, spend a summer in an isolated house in Cornwall just before World War I. The stern Mr. Ramsay scolds everybody, while Mrs. Ramsay is the linchpin in keeping the family together. Aunt Lily paints, and the family talk about sailing to the lighthouse, but the trip is always postponed.

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Colin GreggDirectorHugh StoddartWriter

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Kenneth BranaghKenneth BranaghCharles TansleyRosemary HarrisRosemary HarrisMrs. RamsayMichael GoughMichael GoughMr. RamsaySuzanne BertishSuzanne BertishLily BriscoeLynsey BaxterLynsey BaxterNancy RamsayT. P. McKennaT. P. McKennaAugustus CarmichaelDavid ParfittDavid ParfittAndrew RamsaySimon DuttonSimon DuttonJasper Ramsey (aged 24)Craig WarnockCraig WarnockJasper Ramsey (aged 14)Nicola WrightNicola WrightCam (aged 17)Pippa GuardPippa GuardPrue Ramsay

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Based on novel or book

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Genre affinityDrama · Tv MovieTheme affinityBased On Novel Or BookDialogue densityDramaDirector preference329859Actor preference1380 · 52209 · 214895Country preferenceGb

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What is To the Lighthouse about?

A faithful dramatization of Virginia Woolf's novel. A lecturer, his family, the spinster Aunt Lily, an old friend, and a student, Charles Tansley, spend a summer in an isolated house in Cornwall just before World War I. The stern Mr. Ramsay scolds everybody, while Mrs. Ramsay is the linchpin in keeping the family together. Aunt Lily paints, and the family talk about sailing to the lighthouse, but the trip is always postponed.

How long is To the Lighthouse?

To the Lighthouse has a runtime of 115 minutes.