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‘Clarissa’ Review: Sophie Okonedo Illuminates a Quietly Dazzling Nigerian Reinterpretation of “Mrs Dalloway”
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May 21, 2026 6:27am PT
‘Clarissa’ Review: Sophie Okonedo Illuminates a Quietly Dazzling Nigerian Reinterpretation of “Mrs Dalloway”
Ayo Edebiri and David Oyelowo also co-star in Arie and Chuko Esiri's gorgeous second feature, which breathes new life into Virginia Woolf's novel and, in the eponymous "perfect hostess," gives British-Nigerian actress Okonedo a role deserving of her.