DVD

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

Daldry, Stephen. (Added Author). Streep, Meryl. (Added Author). Moore, Julianne. (Added Author). Kidman, Nicole, 1967- (Added Author). Harris, Ed, 1950- (Added Author). Reilly, John C., 1965- (Added Author). Collette, Toni. (Added Author). Danes, Claire, 1979- (Added Author). Daniels, Jeff, 1955- (Added Author). Dillane, Stephen. (Added Author). Janney, Allison. (Added Author). Richardson, Miranda. (Added Author). Cunningham, Michael, 1952- Hours. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0792192427
ISBN: 0792187121
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (114 min.) : | videorecording 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special collector's ed.; widescreen version.
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book by Michael Cunningham. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. DVD special features include: commentary by Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman; commentary by director Stephen 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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Stephen Dillane, Allison Janney, John C. Reilly, Miranda Richardson.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:	DVD, 5.0 Dolby surround.
Language Note:	In English with optional French soundtrack and English subtitles. Closed-captioned.