Presents VITA & VIRGINIA A film by Chanya Button (110 mins, Ireland/United Kingdom, 2018) Language: English Distribution Publicity Mongrel Media Inc Bonne Smith 1352 Dundas St. West Star PR Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6J 1Y2 Tel: 416-488-4436 Tel: 416-516-9775 Fax: 416-516-0651 Twitter: @starpr2 E-mail:
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[email protected] www.mongrelmedia.com LOGLINE VITA & VIRGINIA details the intimate relationship between author Virginia Woolf and socialite, Vita Sackville- West, which was to become the inspiration for Woolf’s Modernist novel, Orlando: A Biography. OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS VITA & VIRGINIA is the true story of the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki), and the enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton). The film tells the story of the birth of the novel their intoxicating encounters inspired; Woolf’s bold experiment in art and androgyny, ‘Orlando’. When their paths cross, the magnetic Vita decides the beguiling, stubborn and gifted Virginia will be her next conquest, no matter the cost. The film is a celebration of their unconventional bond; a vivid exploration of gender, sexuality, creativity and passion. VITA & VIRGINIA is a love story, told in a contemporary style, about two women - two writers - who smashed through social barriers to find solace in their forbidden connection. LONG SYNOPSIS The idiosyncratic worlds of artists and aristocracy collide in VITA & VIRGINIA, which brings into focus the years of friendship, sex, love and letter writing between two literary powerhouses. Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton) is introduced to the effervescent Bloomsbury Set, at the heart of which is Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki).