Description
An adaptation of the novel by Michael Cunningham, this is the story of three women living in different time periods of the Twentieth Century all linked by a work of literature. In 1923 Virginia Woolf starts to write her novel 'Mrs Dalloway' whilst struggling to cope with depression and mental illness. In 1951 Laura Brown, a dissatisfied housewife contemplates her own life after reading 'Mrs Dalloway'. In 2000 editor, Clarissa Vaughan, struggles to look after her ex-lover, Richard Brown, who is losing his battle with Aids. Richard nicknames her 'Mrs Dalloway'.
| Credits | | Producer: | Mark Huffam, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin | | Score Composer: | Philip Glass |
Editorial Reviews
"...THE HOURS is exquisitely written, graced with a gift for elusive emotions and an effortless ability to delineate lives....A splendid film..."
Los Angeles Times - p.C1 - Kenneth Turan (12/27/2002)
"...Eloquent, somber....Deeply moving....Magnificently written and acted..."
New York Times - p.E1 - Stephen Holden (12/27/2002)
"...Richly layered, deliberately paced, dealing with difficult emotions and life decisions, it feels like a moody wintry afternoon....The film is a powerful adaptation of a complex work of fiction..."
USA Today - p.11D - Claudia Puig (12/27/2002)
"...A most engaging, moving and provocative film....Moore and Streep are impeccable....It's the sheer conviction and power of her performance that makes you forget it's Nicole Kidman, movie star, up there..."
Premiere - p.19 - Glenn Kenny (02/01/2003)
"...Kidman's acting is superlative, full of passion and feeling....These three unimprovable actresses make THE HOURS a thing of beauty..."
Rolling Stone - p.76 - Peter Travers (01/23/2003)
"...Bathe -- soak, more like -- in the voluptuous sadnesses of Mss. Woolf, Brown, and Vaughan, delineated with such refinement by Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.52-3 - Lisa Schwarzbaum (01/17/2003)
"...The film deftly builds a sense of synchronicity and connectedness through parallel moments, gestures and plot points....THE HOURS is a beautiful meditation on the life force and redemptive power of literature..."
Box Office - p.60 - Sheri Linden (03/01/2003)
"...Daldry's sense of period is elegantly realised and his theatrical background ensures a quality of performance..."
Total Film - p.97 - Simon Crook (03/01/2003)
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