Angel in the House
Inspired by Virginia Woolf, a young writer worries that marriage will hinder her literary ambitions
Beware the sound of wedding bells! This multi-layered film follows aspiring writer Lily, who seeks to avoid the restrictions of marriage and domesticity and pursue a literary career instead. The film includes extracts from Virginia Woolf's novel To the Lighthouse and her essay Professions for Women, both read by feminist filmmaker and theorist Laura Mulvey.
A theme taken from an essay by Virginia Woolf written in 1927 in which she talks about women writers and the psychological and social barriers to their creativity and their self-confidence. There are also references to Woolf's novel "To the Lighthouse" The multi-layered film features an aspiring writer, Lily, who takes a break from her life in London and goes home to the small seaside town where her family still live.