BIFF 2026 - Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

<div>Love and astronomy don’t mix in this refreshing take on the romantic comedy, based on Virginia Woolf’s novel and featuring an all-star cast.</div><div><br></div><div>Haley Bennett (Widow Clicquot) plays Katharine Hilbery, an aspiring astronomer who is passionate about two things, and two things only: the stars and Cambridge University.</div><div><br></div><div>Katharine’s controlling father (Timothy Spall) attempts to push her away from learning and into a marriage with a family friend, the pompous and clueless William (Jack Whitehall). With her independence under threat, Katharine turns to the suffragette movement, spearheaded by the straight-talking Mary (Lily Allen).</div><div><br></div><div>However, Katharine’s life opens up further when she crosses paths with Ralph Denham, a working-class writer hired by her mother to help edit a sprawling family biography. As intellectual and romantic loyalties shift, Katharine is forced to re-evaluate her beliefs about love, ambition, and claiming her place in the world.</div><div><br></div><div>Fun and contemporary in tone, this is an inventive adaptation of Woolf’s story that is as relevant today as it ever was.</div>ComedyPT1H35M2026-11-04GBen
Haley Bennett
Elyas M'Barek
Lily Allen
Timothy Spall
Tina Gharavi
Justine Waddell
Christopher Figg
Meg Thomson
Julie Link
Philipp G. Steffens
BIFF 2026 - Virginia Woolf's Night & Day"BIFF 2026 - Virginia Woolf's Night & Day"

Showtimes

November 4, 6:30 pm

November 10, 5:15 pm

November 13, 3:00 pm

Matakana Cinemas