The Hours
The time to hide is over. The time to regret is gone. The time to live is now.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$25 000 000
Box office
$108 846 072
Director
Actors
Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Stephen Dillane, Jack Rovello, Ed Harris, Miranda Richardson, John C. Reilly, Allison Janney, George Loftus
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Seamus McGarvey
Composer
Artist
Maria Djurkovic
Audition
Patsy Pollock, Daniel Swee
Editing
Peter Boyle
Whole Team (65)
Whole Team (65)
Short description
"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
What's left behind the scenes
- Gwyneth Paltrow and Emily Watson were considered for the role of Laura Brown.
- Scenes between Clarissa Vaughan and Louis Waters were reshot because initially the role of Louis was played by actor Zelko Ivanek, who was later replaced by Jeff Daniels.
- A group of scenes with Meryl Streep was reshot: the final episodes featuring the aged Laura Brown were originally filmed with actress Betsy Blair, however, the director was dissatisfied with the actress's lack of resemblance to Julianne Moore (who played young Laura), and the scenes were reshot with Moore in makeup. The actress's makeup took six hours.
- Before filming, Kidman read all of Virginia Woolf's published letters; according to the actress, this allowed her to gain a deeper understanding of the character.
- Scenes with Streep were filmed first; then the story of Julianne Moore's character was filmed; Nicole Kidman was the last to appear on set.
- To achieve the effect of a room flooding with dirty water, where the character Mur is located, the soundstage was actually placed inside a tanker filled with river water.
- The film is based on Michael Cunningham's novel "The Hours" (1998).
- Michael Cunningham, the author of the novel on which the film is based, made a cameo appearance in the film – as a passerby near the flower shop where Meryl Streep's character buys a bouquet.
- Nicole Kidman learned to write with her right hand specifically for the role of Virginia Woolf (the actress is left-handed, while Woolf was right-handed).
- Producer Harvey Weinstein did not want to disfigure actress Nicole Kidman with a prosthetic nose, however, Stephen Daldry managed to insist on the original makeup, which gave Kidman a resemblance to Virginia Woolf. A similar situation arose during the filming of 'The Brothers Grimm' (2005), but this time Weinstein remained adamant and did not allow director Terry Gilliam to adorn Matt Damon with a prosthetic nose.
- 'The Hours' was the first title considered for Woolf's novel 'Mrs. Dalloway'.
- The novel's author, Michael Cunningham, mentions two actresses in the book who may have been involved in filming near the flower stall: Meryl Streep and Vanessa Redgrave. Meryl Streep played Clarissa Vaughan, who is buying flowers at the stall, and Vanessa Redgrave played Clarissa Dalloway, the main character of Virginia Woolf’s novel 'Mrs. Dalloway' in the 1997 film of the same name.
- The film is based on the novel "The Hours" (1998) by Michael Cunningham.
- Michael Cunningham, the author of the novel on which the film is based, made a cameo appearance as a passerby near the flower shop where Meryl Streep's character buys a bouquet.
- Nicole Kidman learned to write with her right hand specifically for the role of Virginia Woolf (the actress is left-handed, whereas Woolf was right-handed).
- Producer Harvey Weinstein did not want to disfigure Nicole Kidman with a prosthetic nose, but Stephen Daldry managed to insist on the original makeup, which gave Kidman a striking resemblance to Virginia Woolf. A similar situation occurred during the filming of 'The Brothers Grimm' (2005); this time, however, Weinstein remained adamant and did not allow director Terry Gilliam to adorn Matt Damon with a prosthetic nose.
- The scenes between Clarissa Vaughan and Louis Waters were reshot because the role of Louis was originally played by actor Željko Ivanek, who was replaced significantly later by Jeff Daniels.
- A group of scenes featuring Meryl Streep was reshot: the final episodes featuring the elderly Laura Brown were originally filmed with actress Betsy Blair, but the director was dissatisfied with the lack of resemblance between her and Julianne Moore (who played the young Laura), and the scenes were reshot with Moore in makeup. The actress's makeup took six hours.
- 'The Hours' was the first working title for Woolf's novel 'Mrs. Dalloway'.
- Before filming, Kidman read all of Virginia Woolf's published letters; according to the actress, this allowed her to delve deeper into the character's personality.
- The scenes featuring Streep were filmed first; then the story of Julianne Moore's character was filmed; Nicole Kidman was the last to arrive on set.
- To achieve the effect of the room containing Moore's character being flooded with dirty water, the filming pavilion was actually placed inside a tanker filled with river water.
- In the novel, author Michael Cunningham mentions the names of two actresses who might be involved in filming near a flower stall: Meryl Streep and Vanessa Redgrave. Meryl Streep played Clarissa Vaughan, who is the one buying flowers at the stall, while Vanessa Redgrave played Clarissa Dalloway, the protagonist of Virginia Woolf's novel 'Mrs. Dalloway', in the 1997 film of the same name.
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