Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator and a doyenne of London's upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith reminds her of a past romance with Peter Walsh. In flashbacks, young Clarissa explores her possibilities with Peter.

• First Look International
• Bergen Film
• Vanessa Redgrave
• Natascha McElhone
• Michael Kitchen
• Alan Cox
• Sarah Badel
• Lena Headey
• John Standing
• Robert Portal