The Hours
(DVD) 

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Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
DLW156287, 097363399049, 097363399063, 883929302611

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by Michael Cunningham.
General Note
Previously release as motion picture in 2002.
General Note
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.
Participants/Performers
Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Dillane, Allison Janney, John C. Reilly, Miranda Richardson.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13, for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby surround, widescreen version.
Language
In English (5.0 surround and Dolby surround) and French with optional English subtitles. Closed-captioned.
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)

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rudin, S., Fox, R., Hare, D., Daldry, S., Streep, M., Moore, J., Kidman, N., Harris, E., Collette, T., Danes, C., Daniels, J., Dillane, S., Janney, A., Reilly, J. C., Richardson, M., McGarvey, S., Boyle, P., Glass, P., Roth, A., Djurkovic, M., & Cunningham, M. (2003). The Hours (Special collector's ed.). Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Scott Rudin et al.. 2003. The Hours. Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Scott Rudin et al.. The Hours Paramount Home Entertainment, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rudin, Scott, et al. The Hours Special collector's ed., Paramount Home Entertainment, 2003.

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