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TheHours（2002）WHMadebyTWCONTENTS01·Background02·Themes03·Conflict04·PerformanceIntroductionTheHoursisa2002British-AmericandramafilmdirectedbyStephenDaldry,andstarringMerylStreep,JulianneMooreandNicoleKidman.SupportingrolesareplayedbyEdHarris,JohnC.Reilly,StephenDillane,JeffDaniels,MirandaRichardson,AllisonJanney,ToniColletteandClaireDanes.ThescreenplaybyDavidHareisbasedonMichaelCunningham's1999PulitzerPrize-winningnovelofthesametitle.TheplotfocusesonthreewomenofdifferentgenerationswhoselivesareinterconnectedbythenovelMrsDallowaybyVirginiaWoolf.IntroductionTheseareClarissaVaughan(Streep),aNewYorkerpreparinganawardpartyforherAIDS-strickenlong-timefriendandpoet,Richard(Harris)in2001;LauraBrown(Moore),apregnant1950sCaliforniahousewifewithayoungboyandanunhappymarriage;andVirginiaWoolf(Kidman)herselfin1920sEngland,whoisstrugglingwithdepressionandmentalillnesswhiletryingtowritehernovel.ThefilmwasreleasedinLosAngelesandNewYorkCityonChristmasDay2002,andwasgivenalimitedreleaseintheUnitedStatesandCanadatwodayslateronDecember27,2002.IntroductionItdidnotreceiveawidereleaseinNorthAmericauntilJanuary2003,andwasthenreleasedinBritishcinemasonValentine'sDaythatyear.Criticalreactiontothefilmwasmostlypositive,withnineAcademyAwardnominationsforTheHoursincludingBestPicture,andawinforNicoleKidmanasBestActress.PartOneBackgroundTheHours(2002)01BackgroundVirginiaWoolfVirginiaWoolfwasborninEnglandin1882,anddiedearlyduringWorldWarII.T.S.EliotsaidwhileshelivedshewasthecenterofliterarylifeinLondon;shewroteessaysandnovelsandbookreviews.Shewasmarriedtoapublisher,LeonardWoolf,andshewasrelatedtoagroupofpeoplewhowererigorouslyintellectualandwhosoughtaworldthatwasmorehumane.Tothem,knownasTheBloomsburyGroup,astous,thatmeantaworldthatwasacceptingofdifferences.02BackgroundMrs.DallowayMrs.Dalloway(publishedon14May1925)isanovelbyVirginiaWoolfthatdetailsadayinthelifeofClarissaDalloway,afictionalhigh-societywomaninpost–FirstWorldWarEngland.ItisoneofWoolf'sbest-knownnovels.ThewriterVirginiaWoolfwrotethenovel,andtheothertwoheroinesarecloselyrelatedtothisnovel.Andtheirlifearegreatlyinfluencedbythenovel.03BackgroundStreamofConsciousnessInliterarycriticism,streamofconsciousnessisanarrativemodeormethodthatattemptstodepictthemultitudinousthoughtsandfeelingswhichpassthroughthemind.Inthisfilm,theflowofwaterweeds,theflowofwaterandtheflowofmusicalnotes,isindicativeofstreamofconsciousness.04BackgroundTheDirectorStephenDavidDaldryisanEnglishfilmdirectorandproducer,aswellasathree-timeAcademyAwardnominatedandTonyAwardwinningdirector.PartTwoThemesTheHours(2002)01ThemesHomosexualityWoolf’sbooktouchesonthesignificanceofasame-sexkiss,soitinspiresLauratodosuchalife-alteringact.Clarissa’sopenlylesbianlifestylecanbecontendedwithWoolf’sowndocumentedsexualorientation—thereisamomentinthefilminwhichtheauthorlockslipswithhersisteralittletoopersuasively.02ThemesSuicideThethemeofsuiciderunsthroughthefilmcloselyandappropriately.Lauracontemplatesit,ClarissawitnessesitandWoolfexperiencesit—inthefilm’sprologuesetin1941,acognitivewriterwadesintoariver,herpocketsstuffedwithrocks,anddrownsherself.03ThemesDespairandDeathLaurastruggleswithrepressedhomosexualityinpicturesquesuburbia.Themoviehastenseandsadsituations,includingtwosuicidesandonenear-suicide.Andacharacterspeaksofhavingaseriousoperation.Inthisfilm,almosteverycharacterisanguishedandisolated.04ThemesNeverGiving-upClarissaknowsthatherdesiretogiveherfriendtheperfectpartymayseemtrivialtoothers.Yetitseemsbettertoherthanshuttingdowninthefaceofdisasteranddespair.PartThreeConflictsTheHours(2002)01Suicidevs.LiveTwocharacters,Woolfandthepoet,inthisfilmeventuallycommittedsuicidebecauseoftheirmentalpainandtorment.However,Lauradidnotendherlife.Instead,shemadeadecisiontochooseanotherwaytoquitherownlife,awaythatwasnotunderstoodbyothersatall.Sheabandonedherhusbandandchildren,livingfarawayfromherfamilytobealibrarian.Conflicts02Desirevs.NormInthisfilm,itisclearlyseenthattherewerethreepeopleundoubtedlyhavingacomplexofhomosexuality,Virginiaandhersister,Lauraandthefemaleneighbor,Clarissaandherroommate.However,becauseofthesocialmoralityandnorm,Laurahadtorestrainherselffromherdesireforherhusbandandson,Virginialethersistergoforthesakeofhersisterhavingafamilyandherownlife.Conflicts03Materialrichnessvs.SpiritualshortageWecanfindthateverypersoninthisfilmwasrichmaterially,notverypoor.However,wecanfeeltheirmentalpaintormentedthemeveryday.Becauseofreality,theycan’tbethemselves,instead,theyshouldtaketheirresponsibilitiesthatlifehastakentothem.Thus,spiritualemptinessdrovethemchoosetocommitsuicidetorealizetheirheartredemptionandfreedom.ConflictsPartFourPerformanceTheHours(2002)Thefilmearned$41,675,994intheUSandCanadaand$67,170,078inforeignmarketsforatotalworldwideboxofficeof$108,846,072.Itwasthe56thhighestgrossingfilmof2002.9AcademyAwardnominationsforTheHoursincludingBestPicture,andawinforNicoleKidmanasBestActress.NICOLEKIDMANNicoleMaryKidman,(born20June1967)isanAustralianactress,singer,filmproducer,andhumanitarian.HerperformanceasVirginiaWoolfinthedramafilm