description The Hours Overview
The Hours is a 2002 film exploring interconnected lives across three eras. It features Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep portraying women linked through Michael Cunningham’s novel, *Mrs Dalloway*. The narrative spans 1920s England, 1951 California, and 2001 New York, examining themes of creativity, relationships, and personal struggles.
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info The Hours Specifications
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2002 |
help The Hours FAQ
How are the three women in The Hours connected?
Virginia Woolf is writing Mrs Dalloway in 1920s England, Laura Brown is reading it in 1950s California, and Clarissa Vaughan appears to be living a modern variation of it in New York. The connections become more explicit as Laura's relationship to Richard is revealed.
Why does Nicole Kidman look so different as Virginia Woolf?
Kidman wore a prosthetic nose and underwent extensive hair and makeup work to portray Woolf. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the performance.
Is The Hours based directly on Mrs Dalloway?
The film is adapted from Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours, which itself responds to Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. Characters, phrases, and the structure of a single consequential day connect the two books.
Who does Meryl Streep's Clarissa care for in the 2001 storyline?
Clarissa is organizing a party for Richard, a poet played by Ed Harris who is seriously ill with AIDS. Her nickname, Mrs Dalloway, makes the parallel with Woolf's fictional hostess explicit.
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