Vita & Virginia (2019)
The love story that inspired Virginia Woolf's Orlando.
Genre : Drama, Romance
Runtime : 1H 50M
Director : Chanya Button
Writer : Eileen Atkins, Chanya Button
Synopsis
Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages.
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