The hours [videorecording] / [presented by] Paramount Pictures and Miramax Films ; produced by Scott Rudin, Robert Fox ; screenplay by David Hare ; directed by Stephen Daldry.

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Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
English
Εdition
Special collector's ed.; widescreen version.
Published/​Created
[Hollywood, Calif.] : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002.
Description
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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    Summary note
    In 1929, Virginia Woolf is starting to write her novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway, ' under the care of doctors and family. In 1951, Laura Brown is planning for her husband's birthday, but is preoccupied with reading Woolf's novel. In 2001, Clarrisa Vaughn is planning an award party for her friend, an author dying of AIDS. Taking place over one day, all three stories are interconnected with the novel: one is writing it, one is reading it, and one is living it.
    Notes
    • Based on the book by Michael Cunningham.
    • Special features: Commentary by Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman; commentary by directorStephen Daldry and novelist Michael Cunningham; introduction by the filmmakers; 4 featurettes: "Three women", "The mind and times of Virginia Woolf", "The music of The hours", "The Lives of Mrs. Dalloway"; theatrical trailer.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; editor, Peter Boyle ; music, Philip Glass ; costume designer, Ann Roth ; production designer, Maria Djurkovic.
    Target audience
    MPAA rating: PG-13, for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language.
    System details
    DVD, Hi-fi stereo. Dolby surround.
    Awards
    Academy Awards, 2003: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Nicole Kidman) -- Golden Globe, 2003: Best Motion Picture--Drama; Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture--Drama (Nicole Kidman)
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Dillane, Allison Janney, John C. Reilly, Miranda Richardson.
    Language note
    Closed-captioned.
    ISBN
    • 0792187121
    • 9780792187127
    Publisher no.
    339904
    OCLC
    51940682
    Universal Product Code
    • 097363399049
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