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Me—I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)

Me—I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf poster
Original title
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A university lecturer navigates his relationships with colleagues and students in 1970s England. The story follows his quiet struggles with loneliness and social expectations.

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What happens

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf is a 1978 television play by Alan Bennett, produced by London Weekend Television and directed by Stephen Frears. The title of the play is a parody of, and answer to the question, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which in turn plays on the title of the Disney song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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