A Night's Darkness, A Day's Sail
'To the wakeful, to the hopeful, walking the beach, stirring the pool, come imaginations of the strangest kind; of flesh turned to atoms and driven before the wind.'
(VIRGINIA WOOLF, 1882-1941)
Virginia Woolf is regarded by many as one of the century's greatest English novelists. This film was made 12 years ago, when many who knew her were still alive: the painter Duncan Grant , novelist Elizabeth Bowen and critic Raymond Mortimer. Others who survive and contribute to this celebration of her life and work include Lord David Cecil and her biographer and nephew Quentin Bell. Narrator GAVIN MILLAR
Film editor ROGER CRITTENDEN Director JULIAN JEBB