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The Hours (2002) -- The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
The Hours (2002) -- The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Michael Cunningham (novel)
David Hare (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 January 2003 (USA) more
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Three Different Women. Each Living a Lie. more
Plot:
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 30 wins & 67 nominations more
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(205 articles)
Their Best Role: Meryl Streep
 (From Cinematical. 18 November 2009, 9:02 AM, PST)

See Which New Films Receive the Prestigious Critics' Choice Seal!
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language.
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114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Cameo: [Michael Cunningham]Clarissa (Meryl Streep) walks past the author on her way to the flower shop. more
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Continuity: The bag of flour in the background when Laura Brown is talking to Kitty at the coffee table. more
Quotes:
Virginia Woolf: It's on this day. This day of all days. Her fate becomes clear to her. more
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Referenced in Shrek 2 (2004) more
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Three Times One, 6 January 2007
9/10
Author: pierlorenzodangelo from Italy

Nicole Kidman is writing a book, Julianne Moore is reading the book, Meryl Streep is the book. A brilliant conceit by master David Hare, astonishingly performed by Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, John C Railly, Allison Janney,Stephen Dillane, Miranda Richardson Jeff Daniels and Clare Danes, even Eileen Atkins in a tiny, but revelatory moment, as the flower shop owner, is a true standout. Nicole Kidman's Virgina Woolf is a bit of a miracle, specially now, 5 years later, when you can actually look at her without noticing her nose. What you do notice is her thinking, her beautifully torturous battle for sanity - whether conscious or unconscious - "Even crazy people want to be asked!- she blurts at her sister to admonished her for not having been invited to a party. Kidman is truly sensational as is Meryl Streep, although one has come to expect that and that's why Kidman makes the bigger splash. Julianne Moore however, as the depressed perfect mother/wife of the 1950's, took me completely out of the emotional tornado Kidman and Streep consistently nurture and provide. Her performance is a performance and I was painfully aware of the machinery working just behind her eyes. Regardless "The Hours" is a rewarding experience a totally accessible intellectual and emotional ride.

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