[1] The scene is set in a delightful holiday home in Cornwall, England, overlooked by a distant lighthouse, where an English family and assorted guests are enjoying a long and warm Edwardian summer.
Mrs Ramsay (Rosemary Harris) is a beautiful, generous and yet dominant woman who spends much time with her children in order to compensate for their father's lack of attention.
Her charisma captivates them all - her eccentric, intellectual and demanding husband, her flock of children, the lovers, the independent but incomplete woman artist, the awkward young academic.
The simple enjoyable events of the holiday follow one another - cricket on the beach, outings and long walks - in this rather eccentric colony set in the midst of a detached rural community.
He concluded by writing, "Colin Gregg's direction relies openly and rewardingly on the cool distancing manner of Ingmar Bergman in remaining faithful to the tone and mood of Mrs. Woolf.