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The Hours

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Produced by Robert Fox
Scott Rudin
Written by Michael Cunningham (novel)
David Hare
Starring Nicole Kidman
Julianne Moore
Meryl Streep
Ed Harris
John C. Reilly
Stephen Dillane
Miranda Richardson
Toni Collette
Music by Philip Glass
Cinematography Seamus McGarvey
Editing by Peter Boyle
Distributed by Paramount Pictures (US)
Miramax Films (worldwide)
Release date(s) December 27, 2002
Running time 114 min
Country United States
United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $25,000,000
Gross revenue $108,846,072
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

The Hours is a 2002 film and Best Picture nominee about three women of different generations and times whose lives are interconnected by Virginia Woolf's novel, Mrs Dalloway. Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2 1961) is an English theatre- and Film director and producer. Robert Fox may refer to Robert Fox (producer (born 1952 English theatre and film producer Robert Barclay Fox (1817&ndash1855 Quaker Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Film producer and a Tony Award -winning Michael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952) is an award-winning American Writer, best known for his 1998 Novel The Hours Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English Dramatist and theatre and Film director. Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award - and two-time Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. Stephen Dillane (born 30 November 1956) is a British Tony Award -winning Actor. Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Antonia "Toni" Collette (born 1 November 1972 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress and Musician WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Seamus McGarvey BSC, born 29 June 1967 in Armagh, Northern Ireland, began his career as a still Photographer before attending Peter Boyle (born 27 May, 1946, in Formby) is an English Film editor. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working (Adeline Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941 was an English Novelist and Essayist, regarded as one of the foremost Mrs Dalloway (published on 14 May, 1925) is a Novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in All the action takes place within the span of one day. Nicole Kidman portrays renowned British author Woolf in 1923, Julianne Moore plays a troubled housewife in 1951 who is reading the novel and Meryl Streep plays a lesbian book editor in 2001 who is the embodiment of Mrs Dalloway and is coping with a friend dying from AIDS. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Miranda Richardson plays Vanessa Bell. Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Jeff Daniels and John C. Reilly also star. Antonia "Toni" Collette (born 1 November 1972 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress and Musician Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is a Golden Globe Award -winning and Emmy Award -nominated American Film Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress, best known for playing C Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American Actor, musician and playwright John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award - and two-time Golden Globe -nominated American Actor.

The film's screenplay was written by David Hare, based on the Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning 1998 novel, The Hours by Michael Cunningham. Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English Dramatist and theatre and Film director. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to the author of the best American work of fiction that year The Hours is a 1998 Novel written by Michael Cunningham. It won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the 1999 PEN/Faulkner Michael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952) is an award-winning American Writer, best known for his 1998 Novel The Hours The film was directed by Stephen Daldry, with a soundtrack by Philip Glass. Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2 1961) is an English theatre- and Film director and producer. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31

One of the most acclaimed films of 2002, The Hours received many awards and award nominations. The movie won the 2003 Golden Globe Best Dramatic Film and received nine Academy Award nominations. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Kidman won both the Best Dramatic Actress Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the film. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to

Contents

Plot


Cast & crew

Reception

Box Office

The Hours received a limited release in both Canada and the USA on December 27, 2002 with a wider release on February 14, 2003 to capitalise on its Oscar nominations success, and its last international release was in Kuwait on November 18, 2003. Colin Stinton (born 10 March 1947) is a Canadian born actor who immigrated to the United States in 1952 and now lives in London Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress, best known for playing C Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is a Golden Globe Award -winning and Emmy Award -nominated American Film Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American Actor, musician and playwright Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull With an estimated budget of $25,000,000 The Hours was a box office success with a total gross of $41,675,994 in the U.S.A. and Canada and $67,170,078 overseas, making a total of $108,846,072 worldwide, more than four times its budget. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It was the 56th highest grossing film of 2002.

Reviews

The Hours was well received by critics and has an 80% "fresh" rating on the prominent critics reviews site Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies.

. . . there are also some of them, who will never understand that picture. And I wouldn't call them fools, rather the lucky one, who have never experienced so much desperation, that these women have.
Polish reviewer Kinga Kozakiewicz[1]

The main praise for The Hours came in the form of its acting, specifically for Nicole Kidman, who with a prosthetic nose was barely recognizable in her role as Virginia Woolf. (Adeline Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941 was an English Novelist and Essayist, regarded as one of the foremost Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote "Ms. Kidman, in a performance of astounding bravery, evokes the savage inner war waged by a brilliant mind against a system of faulty wiring that transmits a searing, crazy static into her brain. " Indeed, Kidman went on to win both the Golden Globe for Best Dramatic Actress and Oscar for Best Actress. In both ceremonies she was nominated alongside co-star Julianne Moore, who was nominated for Far From Heaven, while Meryl Streep and Ed Harris received Golden Globe nominations (Streep in the same category as Kidman), and Julianne Moore and Ed Harris received Oscar nominations in the supporting actress and actor categories. Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress Far from Heaven is a 2002 film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Ryan Ward, Dennis Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress

Music

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Pictures

Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf

External links

Preceded by
A Beautiful Mind		 Golden Globe for Best Picture - Drama
2003		 Succeeded by
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King
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The Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC is an organization of film reviewers from Boston Massachusetts, United States, based publications Antonia "Toni" Collette (born 1 November 1972 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress and Musician The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2 1961) is an English theatre- and Film director and producer. Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English Dramatist and theatre and Film director. The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA is the largest film critics organization in the U WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Founded in Los Angeles California in 1982 the Casting Society of America ( CSA) is a Professional society of about 350 Casting directors for Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2 1961) is an English theatre- and Film director and producer. 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The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 The Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS is a non-profit organization composed of selected print, Television and Internet Film Critics John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award - and two-time Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association ("LAFCA" was founded in 1975 Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Sir David Hare (born June 5, 1947) is an English Dramatist and theatre and Film director. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Peter Boyle (born 27 May, 1946, in Formby) is an English Film editor. Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2 1961) is an English theatre- and Film director and producer. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Julianne Moore (born December 3 1960 is an Academy - and BAFTA -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning American Actress A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American Biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate in Economics. This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film.
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