Dalloway Reimagined: Lagos-set Clarissa Shines at Cannes
At Cannes, the Esiri brothers present Clarissa, a Lagos- and Abraka-set adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway led by Sophie Okonedo. The film weaves present-day Lagos party scenes with flashbacks to Clarissa’s youth, introducing Peter, Sally, and Septimus within a narrative that juxtaposes personal life choices with Nigeria’s turbulent history, including a subplot involving Boko Haram. Described as seductive and mesmeric with a strong score and ensemble performances, it meditates on love, regret, and the pull between past and present.
