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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 06/24/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 54 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 98 Genres: Drama, Period Film, Psychological Drama, Feminist Film See Also: The Hours [Fullscreen]

Three women, separated by a span of nearly 80 years, find themselves weathering similar crises, all linked by a single work of literature in this film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Michael Cunningham. In 1923, Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) is attempting to start work on her novel -Mrs. Dalloway, in which she chronicles one day in the life of a troubled woman. But Virginia has demons of her own, and she struggles to overcome the depression and suicidal impulses that have followed her throughout her life, as her husband Leonard (Stephen Dillane) ineffectually tries to help. In 1951, Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) is a housewife living in suburban Los Angeles, where she looks after her son Richie (Jack Rovello) and husband Dan (John C. Reilly). Laura is also an avid reader who is currently making her way through -Mrs. Dalloway. The farther she gets into the novel, the more Laura discovers that it reflects a dissatisfaction she feels in her own life, and she finds herself pondering the notion of leaving her life behind. Finally, in 2000, Clarissa Vaughn (Meryl Streep) is a literary editor who is caring for Richard Brown (Ed Harris), a former boyfriend and noted author, who is slowly losing his fight with AIDS. Clarissa is trying to arrange a party to celebrate the fact that Richard has won a prestigious literary award, but is getting little help from Richard's ex-lover, Louis (Jeff Daniels). As she labors to help Richard through another day, he wonders if his life is worth the unending struggle. The Hours also features Toni Collette, Miranda Richardson, Allison Janney, and Claire Danes. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Meryl Streep - Clarissa Vaughn
Julianne Moore - Laura Brown
Nicole Kidman - Virginia Woolf
Ed Harris - Richard Brown
Toni Collette - Kitty

Stephen Daldry's 2003 Academy award-winning film The Hours comes to DVD in this special edition from Paramount with a widescreen anamorphic transfer. Audio is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound in English or Stereo French with optional English subtitles. Lead actresses Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman offer one audio commentary track, while Daldry and source novelist Michael Cunningham offer an alternate commentary track. Special featurettes include "Three Women," "The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf," "The Music of The Hours," and "The Lives of Mrs. Dalloway." Also contains an introduction by the filmmakers, theatrical trailers, and closed captioning. Paramount has also released The Hours in a separate full-screen edition. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide