The Hours (Pan & Scan) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Michael Cunningham, THE HOURS employs Virginia Woolf's classic novel and central character, MRS. DALLOWAY, as its foundation and inspiration. Spanning three different eras, during one day, the film focuses on the parallel lives of three women joined in their depression, alienation, and search for love. Nicole Kidman, wearing a prosthetic nose, is virtually unrecognizable as the tortured writer Virginia Woolf whose ongoing battle with mental illness eventually led to her tragic suicide in 1941. The film begins with the moment of her suicide and flashes back on her life and work as she crafted her most memorable character, Clarissa Dalloway, in 1923. In 1950's California suburbia another woman, Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), struggles with alienation and depression. Trapped by her clinging young son and an adoring husband whom she does not love, the desperate woman tries to prepare for her husband's birthday but cannot stop reading MRS. DALLOWAY. Finally, in modern day Manhattan, Clarissa Vaughn (Meryl Streep), a lesbian who lives with her lover (Allison Janney) and her daughter (Claire Danes), struggles to prepare a party for her ex-husband (Ed Harris) who is dying of AIDS. Director Stephen Daltry uses beautiful overlapping editing to sew the women's interwoven stories seamlessly together. At the core of this profoundly moving film is the trio of award-winning actresses who grace the screen with their bold and awe-inspiring performances.

"...THE HOURS is exquisitely written, graced with a gift for elusive emotions and an effortless ability to delineate lives....A splendid film..." - Kenneth, Turan (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/27/2002

"...Eloquent, somber....Deeply moving....Magnificently written and acted..." - Stephen, Holden (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 12/27/2002

"...Richly layered, deliberately paced, dealing with difficult emotions and life decisions, it feels like a moody wintry afternoon....The film is a powerful adaptation of a complex work of fiction..." - Claudia, Puig (USA TODAY CRITIC), USA Today, 12/27/2002

"...A most engaging, moving and provocative film....Moore and Streep are impeccable....It's the sheer conviction and power of her performance that makes you forget it's Nicole Kidman, movie star, up there..." - Glenn, Kenny (Premiere/Entertainment Weekly Critic), Premiere, 02/01/2003

"...Kidman's acting is superlative, full of passion and feeling....These three unimprovable actresses make THE HOURS a thing of beauty..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 01/23/2003

"...Bathe -- soak, more like -- in the voluptuous sadnesses of Mss. Woolf, Brown, and Vaughan, delineated with such refinement by Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 01/17/2003

"...The film deftly builds a sense of synchronicity and connectedness through parallel moments, gestures and plot points....THE HOURS is a beautiful meditation on the life force and redemptive power of literature..." - Sheri, Linden (Film Critic), Box Office, 03/01/2003

"...Daldry's sense of period is elegantly realised and his theatrical background ensures a quality of performance..." - Simon, Crook (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 03/01/2003

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Artist Name(s):	Toni Collette (Actor) | Ed Harris (Actor) | Aaron Sorkin (Actor) | John C. Reilly (Actor) | Stephen Dillane (Actor) | Julianne Moore (Actor) | Eileen Atkins (Actor) | William Forsythe | Julia McKenzie (Actor) | Craig Pearce (Actor) | Wendy Kesselman (Actor) | Paul Sylbert (Actor) | Juno Temple (Actor) 東妮歌樂蒂 (Actor) | 艾哈里斯 (Actor) | Aaron Sorkin (Actor) | 尊列尼 (Actor) | Stephen Dillane (Actor) | Julianne Moore (Actor) | Eileen Atkins (Actor) | 威廉科斯非 | Julia McKenzie (Actor) | Craig Pearce (Actor) | Wendy Kesselman (Actor) | Paul Sylbert (Actor) | Juno Temple (Actor) 东妮歌乐蒂 (Actor) | 艾哈里斯 (Actor) | Aaron Sorkin (Actor) | 尊列尼 (Actor) | Stephen Dillane (Actor) | Julianne Moore (Actor) | Eileen Atkins (Actor) | William Forsythe | Julia McKenzie (Actor) | Craig Pearce (Actor) | Wendy Kesselman (Actor) | Paul Sylbert (Actor) | Juno Temple (Actor) Toni Collette (Actor) | エド・ハリス (Actor) | Ａａｒｏｎ Ｓｏｒｋｉｎ (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ　Ｃ． Ｒｅｉｌｌｙ (Actor) | スティーヴン・ディレイン (Actor) | Julianne Moore (Actor) | Ｅｉｌｅｅｎ Ａｔｋｉｎｓ (Actor) | ウィリアム・フォーサイス | Ｊｕｌｉａ ＭｃＫｅｎｚｉｅ (Actor) | Ｃｒａｉｇ Ｐｅａｒｃｅ (Actor) | Ｗｅｎｄｙ Ｋｅｓｓｅｌｍａｎ (Actor) | Paul Sylbert (Actor) | Juno Temple (Actor) Toni Collette (Actor) | Ed Harris (Actor) | Aaron Sorkin (Actor) | John C. Reilly (Actor) | Stephen Dillane (Actor) | Julianne Moore (Actor) | Eileen Atkins (Actor) | William Forsythe | Julia McKenzie (Actor) | Craig Pearce (Actor) | Wendy Kesselman (Actor) | Paul Sylbert (Actor) | Juno Temple (Actor)
Director:	Eileen Atkins | Stephen Daldry Eileen Atkins | Stephen Daldry Eileen Atkins | Stephen Daldry Ｅｉｌｅｅｎ Ａｔｋｉｎｓ | Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Ｄａｌｄｒｙ Eileen Atkins | Stephen Daldry
Producer:	Stephen Daldry Stephen Daldry Stephen Daldry Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Ｄａｌｄｒｙ Stephen Daldry
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Release Date:	2003-06-24
UPC Code:	097360567045
Language:	English
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Paramount Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	113 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004392899

Director: Stephen Daldry

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Introduction: by the Filmmakers
Audio Commentary:
1. Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman - Stars
2. Stephen Daldry - Director, Michael Cunningham - Novelist
Featurette:
1. THREE WOMEN
2. THE MIND & TIMES OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
3. THE MUSIC OF 'THE HOURS'
4. THE LIVES OF MRS. DALLOWAY
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection