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Hours, The (2002)
Front Cover Actor
Nicole Kidman
Meryl Streep
Julianne Moore
John C. Reilly
Claire Danes
Ed Harris
Toni Collette
Jeff Daniels
Stephen Dillane
Alison Janney
Movie Details
Genre Drama
Director Stephen Daldry
Studio BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Language English
Audience Rating 12
Running Time 114 mins
Country Great Britain
Color Color
Plot
The Hours spans three time periods from the 20th century, visiting one woman from each period during a highly significant day in their life. An Oscar-winning Nicole Kidman is virtually unrecognisable as the brilliant but unbalanced writer Virginia Woolf. As she writes her novel 'Mrs Dalloway', she struggles against mental illness and her husband's well intended efforts to protect her from herself. Julianne Moore plays Laura Brown, a housewife pregnant with her second child in the 1950's. Reading Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway' her inner fury at the bonds of marriage and motherhood begins to boil over. Finally, Meryl Streep plays Clarissa Vaughan, a modern day editor, who rushes around New York, organising a party for her ex lover, a talented poet struck down by Aids, who has nicknamed her "Mrs. Dalloway". How do these lives interrelate? As this touching and poignant story unfolds, profound links and parallels become apparent...
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 56
Collection Status In Collection
Purchase Price £15.00
Links SendIt
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 2
Screen Ratio 1.85 Wide Screen
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Release Date 2004
Subtitles English; English for the hearing impaired; Italian
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Audio commentary by director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter David Hare. Actress audio commentary. The Music of The Hours (7 mins). The Lives of Mrs. Dalloway (9 mins). Three Woman (15 mins). Storyboards. Filmmakers Introduction. Theatrical trailer. The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf (24 mins).