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Oscar Winner Stars in Adaptation of Virginia Woolf's 'Clarissa'
Sophie Okonedo, an Oscar nominee for Hotel Rwanda, stars as the title character in Clarissa, a new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel. The film is directed by Nigerian siblings Arie and Chuko Esiri and premieres at Directors' Fortnight.
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Oscar nominated for Hotel Rwanda, Sophie Okonedo comes to Directors’ Fortnight with Clarissa, an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway directed by Nigerian siblings Arie and Chuko Esiri. Okonedo stars as the title character — Clarissa is the heroine’s Christian name — and
2026-05-16 07:05 UTC