To the Lighthouse - 1983

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.

115min
1983
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.2/10

Cast

Kenneth Branagh profile pictureKenneth BranaghCharles Tansley
Rosemary Harris profile pictureRosemary HarrisMrs. Ramsay
Michael Gough profile pictureMichael GoughMr. Ramsay
Suzanne Bertish profile pictureSuzanne BertishLily Briscoe
Lynsey Baxter profile pictureLynsey BaxterNancy Ramsay
T. P. McKenna profile pictureT. P. McKennaAugustus Carmichael
Simon Dutton profile pictureSimon DuttonJasper Ramsey (aged 24)
Craig Warnock profile pictureCraig WarnockJasper Ramsey (aged 14)
Nicola Wright profile pictureNicola WrightCam (aged 17)
Pippa Guard profile picturePippa GuardPrue Ramsay

About To the Lighthouse

To the Lighthouse Overview

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.

Runtime: 115min

Extra details

Original Title: To the Lighthouse
Original Language: English
Directed By: Colin Gregg
Production Companies
BBC