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Three generations of women, linked by one book. In 1923, Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman, Eyes Wide Shut) works on her novel Mrs. Dalloway while battling depression. In 1951, housewife Laura (Julianne Moore, Short Cuts) reads Woolf's book as she reckons with the emptiness of her suburban life; fifty years later, New Yorker Clarissa (Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia) nurses a dying friend, one who's nicknamed her Mrs. Dalloway. Adapted by playwright David Hare from Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Hours was nominated for nine Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, and won for Kidman's transformative turn. A true classic about the power of art, and what it means. LIMITED EDITION FEATURES: RIGID SLIPCASE WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition Master in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 LPCM Stereo Optional English Subtitles Audio commentary with director Stephen Daldry and novelist Michael Cunningham Audio commentary with actors Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep Audio commentary with film journalist Heather Wixson An Open Source for words and Images - An interview with writer David Hare Introduction by director Stephen Daldry The Lives of Mrs. Dalloway featurette The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf featurette "The Music of The Hours" featurette "Three Women" featurette Image Gallery Theatrical Trailer TECHNICAL SPECS: Region Code: B Audio: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 LPCM Stereo Picture: High Definition Master in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Runtime: 114 mins approx Language: English Subtitles: English Cert: 12 Theatrical Release Date: 2002 Discs: 1
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The Hours (2002)
114 min
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.