The Hours

The Hours

Three women, separated by a span of nearly 80 years, find themselves weathering similar crises, all linked by a single work of literature in this film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Cunningham. In 1923, Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) is attempting to start work on her novel Mrs. Dalloway, in which she chronicles one day in the life of a troubled woman. But Virginia has demons of her own, and she struggles to overcome the depression and suicidal impulses that have followed her throughout her life, as her husband Leonard (Stephen Dillane) ineffectually tries to help. In 1951, Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) is a housewife living in suburban Los Angeles, where she looks after her son Richie (Jack Rovello) and husband Dan (John C. Reilly). Laura is also an avid reader who is currently making her way through Mrs. Dalloway. The farther she gets into the novel, the more Laura discovers that it reflects a dissatisfaction she feels in her own life, and she finds herself pondering the notion of leaving her life behind. Finally, in 2000, Clarissa Vaughn (Meryl Streep) is a literary editor who is caring for Richard Brown (Ed Harris), a former boyfriend and noted author, who is slowly losing his fight with AIDS. Clarissa is trying to arrange a party to celebrate the fact that Richard has won a prestigious literary award, but is getting little help from Richard's lover, Louis (Jeff Daniels). As she labors to help Richard through another day, he wonders if his life is worth the unending struggle. The Hours also features Toni Collette, Miranda Richardson, Allison Janney, and Claire Danes.

Synopsis: Interpersonal drama exploring the parallels in the complicated lives of three conflicted women?a Manhattan book editor, a California housewife, and famed author Virginia Woolf?living in different places and eras. Based on the 1998 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Cunningham.

Production Year: 
2002
Released: 
Tue, 06/24/2003
Run Time Minutes: 
114
Rating: 
PG-13
Genres: 
Drama
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
More Information: 
HD-5
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Nicole Kidman - Virginia Woolf
Actors: 
Julianne Moore - Laura Brown
Actors: 
Meryl Streep - Clarissa Vaughan
Actors: 
Stephen Dillane - Leonard Woolf
Actors: 
Miranda Richardson - Vanessa Bell
Actors: 
George Loftus - Quentin Bell
Actors: 
Charley Ramm - Julian Bell
Actors: 
Sophie Wyburd - Angelica Bell
Actors: 
Lyndsey Marshal - Lottie Hope
Actors: 
Linda Bassett - Nelly Boxall
Actors: 
Christian Coulson - Ralph Partridge
Actors: 
Michael Culkin - Doctor
Actors: 
John C. Reilly - Dan Brown
Actors: 
Jack Rovello - Young Richard 'Richie' Brown
Actors: 
Toni Collette - Kitty Barlowe
Actors: 
Margo Martindale - Mrs. Latch
Actors: 
Colin Stinton - Hotel Clerk
Actors: 
Ed Harris - Richard Brown
Actors: 
Allison Janney - Sally Lester
Actors: 
Claire Danes - Julia Vaughan
Actors: 
Jeff Daniels - Louis Waters
Actors: 
Eileen Atkins - Barbara in the flower shop
Actors: 
Carmen De Lavallade - Clarissa's Neighbor
Actors: 
Daniel Brocklebank - Rodney
Actors: 
Kate Super - Young Clarissa Vaughn