The Hours (movie)
The Hours is a 2002 film drama about three women of different generations and times whose lives are interconnected by the novel Mrs. Dalloway, written by Virginia Woolf, all taking place within the span of one day. Nicole Kidman portrays renown British author Woolf, Julianne Moore plays a troubled 1950's housewife who is reading the novel Mrs. Dalloway, and Meryl Streep plays a lesbian book editor in the 2000's who is coping with a friend dying from AIDS. Miranda Richardson , Vanessa Bell. Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Ed Harris, Allison Janney and John C. Reilly also star.The film's sceenplay was written by David Hare, based on the Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award winning 1998 novel, The Hours, by Michael Cunningham. The film was directed by Stephen Daldry, with a soundtrack by Philip Glass.
One of the most acclaimed films of 2002, The Hours received a number of awards and nominations. While winning the 2003 honor, the film was largely shut out of its 9 Academy Award nominations. The film did, however, launch Kidman forward as one of Hollywood's most able dramatic actresses. Kidman won both the and the Oscar for Best Actress. Kidman's portrayal in the film, in which she wore a prosthetic nose, highlighted the Hollywood rumor that beautiful actresses can only receive the best dramatic roles once they diminish their physical attributes in a role. Other examples are Halle Berry's and Charlize Theron's wins in 2002 and 2004 respectfuly.