Thinking Activity : movie screening of Vita and Virginia

 Here is my Blog about Orlando A Biography by Virginia Woolf. 

“All extremes of feeling are allied with madness”

_Virginia Woolf 

Writer Introduction 

Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.

Life of Woolf

Woolf was born into an affluent household in South Kensington, London, the seventh child of mother Julia Prinsep Jackson and father Leslie Stephen in a blended family of eight which included the modernist painter Vanessa Bell, and was home-schooled in English classics and Victorian literature from a young age. From 1897 to 1901, she attended the Ladies' Department of King's College London, where she studied classics and history and came into contact with early reformers of women's higher education and the women's rights movement.

Encouraged by her father, Woolf began writing professionally in 1900. Following her father's death in 1904, the Stephen family moved from Kensington to the more bohemian Bloomsbury, where, in conjunction with the brothers' intellectual friends, they formed the artistic and literary Bloomsbury Group. In 1912, she married Leonard Woolf, and in 1917, the couple founded the Hogarth Press, which published much of her work. They rented a home in Sussex and moved there permanently in 1940. Woolf also had romantic relationships with women, including Vita Sackville-West, who also published her books through Hogarth Press. Both women's literature became inspired by their relationship, which lasted until Woolf's death.

"During the interwar period, Woolf was an important part of London's literary and artistic society."

Throughout her life, Woolf was troubled by her mental illness. She was institutionalized several times and attempted suicide at least twice. According to Dalsimer, her illness was characterized by symptoms that today would be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, for which there was no effective intervention during her lifetime. In 1941, at age 59, Woolf died by drowning herself in the River Ouse at Lewes.

What is Bipolar Disorder?

 

Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is 

"A mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings"

 that include emotional highs and lows depression. When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities.

The exact cause of the bipolar disorder isn’t known, but a combination of genetics, environment and altered brain structure and chemistry may play a role.

Manic episodes may include symptoms such as high energy, reduced need for sleep, and loss of touch with reality. Depressive episodes may include symptoms such as low energy, low motivation, and loss of interest in daily activities. Mood episodes last days to months at a time and may also be associated with suicidal thoughts.

In the Movie Vita and Virginia, there are several scenes that show Virginia's mental illness as well as one of the stronger women of the era. who didn't hesitate to portray herself as she was.

here are some scenes I loved from movie

Here are the questions and  answers mentioned in the task.

·       How far do you feel that Orlando is influenced by Vita and Virginia’s love affair? Does it talk only about that or do you find anything else too?

In Orlando A biography there is a boy who turns into a woman and who lives for 400 years which actually shows a fictionary imagination but by this novel, there was a rise of a new ideology that we should accept people in whichever shade they belong. 

Here Virginia expresses her control over emotions as well as her feelings towards vita after vita left her or we can say cheated her she felt hopeless.

" A room of everyone who loves her but she never felt as good as when she was with vita".

Orlando somehow resembles vita as she was bisexual. Also, it shows feminism how women wrote something that can change the perception of the public's point of view. Virginia Woolf was an innovative writer.

·       Who do you think is confused about their identity Vita or Virginia? Explain with illustrations

In the movie Vita and Virginia, I've seen that Virginia is quite confused about her identity it took time for her to understand what she wants whereas Vita was clear about her identity 

Vita was in a relationship before she fall for Virginia whereas for Virginia it was hard for her to accept her love towards Vita.

Virginia's love for Vita was Immortal she was never been in such a relationship before and her overthinking took her life to devastating Death.

For me, Virginia was confused about her identity.

·       What is society’s thought about women and identity? Do you agree with them? If Yes then why? If not then why?

Women 

In India, there is One in 100 women lives her life independently. Society believes women are not capable of things they can do these baseless discussions give less importance to middle-class women who are trying to still come up with their own ideas. Most Indian women are housewives who are just busy with their households and parenting there are nothing adventures in women's life we need to change this perception of society that woman is not only made to stay inside the house she is made up for new adventures to experience the joy of own life.

women also want to have a solo trip why can't they?

she must .society really digest women as superior.

I do not agree with society's thoughts about women and their identity. 

 There is a question on women's safety that can you hang around your own city late at night #Alone?

     Society can advise you for your behavior in public why the same people can't protect you in public?

    Write your views on Gender Identity? Will you like to Give any message to society?

    

   In Our Society Male and females, have different roles to play if there is a woman who wants to go to a club at late night it's not good behavior of a decent girl. Whereas when a man wants to wear nail paints society does not accept such equality.

    The old and rigid ideas of society must change.

The scenes which caught my attention are above all the questions and answers.

This is the scene when she finds Vita with someone else.

These are some pictures from the movie Vita and Virginia.

I loved it the most.

Vita and Virginia" had to be made into Bollywood Adaptation, who do you think would be fit for the role of Vita and Virginia?

These two actors I prefer as Vita and Virginia because Deepika is the kind of person whom we can mold however we want the same as that recent works of Alia is catching all the attention of Indian cinema. that's why I want Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt as the female protagonist of the movie also I want sanya Malhotra as Vanessa.