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| Nicole Kidman | ... | Virginia Woolf | |
| Julianne Moore | ... | Laura Brown | |
| Meryl Streep | ... | Clarissa Vaughan | |
| Stephen Dillane | ... | Leonard Woolf | |
| Miranda Richardson | ... | Vanessa Bell | |
| George Loftus | ... | Quentin Bell | |
| Charley Ramm | ... | Julian Bell | |
| Sophie Wyburd | ... | Angelica Bell | |
| Lyndsey Marshal | ... | Lottie Hope (as Lyndsay Marshal) | |
| Linda Bassett | ... | Nelly Boxall | |
| Christian Coulson | ... | Ralph Partridge | |
| Michael Culkin | ... | Doctor | |
| John C. Reilly | ... | Dan Brown | |
| Jack Rovello | ... | Richie Brown | |
| Toni Collette | ... | Kitty | |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Mrs. Latch | |
| Colin Stinton | ... | Hotel Clerk | |
| Ed Harris | ... | Richard Brown | |
| Allison Janney | ... | Sally Lester | |
| Claire Danes | ... | Julia Vaughan | |
| Jeff Daniels | ... | Louis Waters | |
| Carmen De Lavallade | ... | Clarissa's Neighbor | |
| Eileen Atkins | ... | Barbara in Flower Shop | |
| Daniel Brocklebank | ... | Rodney in Flower Shop | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michael Cunningham | ... | Man Outside Flower Shop (uncredited) | |
| Kate Super | ... | Young Clarissa Vaughan (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Stephen Daldry | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Michael Cunningham | (novel) | |
| David Hare | (screenplay) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Philip Glass | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Seamus McGarvey | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Boyle | |||
Casting by | |||
| Patsy Pollock | |||
| Daniel Swee | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Maria Djurkovic | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Nick Palmer | |||
| Mark Raggett | (supervising art director) | ||
| Judy Rhee | (uncredited) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Philippa Hart | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ann Roth | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jo Allen | .... | prosthetics makeup designer | |
| Sarah Astley | .... | hair assistant | |
| Sarah Astley | .... | makeup assistant | |
| Caridad 'Cuqui' Collazo | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Stuart Conran | .... | prosthetic technician | |
| Nuala Conway | .... | hair assistant | |
| Nuala Conway | .... | makeup assistant | |
| Alan D'Angerio | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Moore | |
| Paul Engelen | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Kidman | |
| Paul Gooch | .... | hair assistant | |
| Paul Gooch | .... | makeup assistant | |
| J. Roy Helland | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Streep | |
| J. Roy Helland | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Streep | |
| Elaine L. Offers | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Moore (as Elaine Offers) | |
| Conor O'Sullivan | .... | prosthetics makeup designer | |
| Peter Owen | .... | wigs | |
| Eva Polywka | .... | key makeup artist: USA | |
| Ivana Primorac | .... | hair styles supervisor | |
| Ivana Primorac | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Peggy Schierholz | .... | key hair stylist: USA (as Peg Schierholz) | |
| Robin Schoonraad | .... | prosthetic technician | |
| Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore | .... | contact lens technician | |
| Edward St. George | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Moore | |
| Kerry Warn | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Kidman | |
| Jay Cannistraci | .... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Chris Fitzgerald | .... | sculptor (uncredited) | |
| Duncan Jarman | .... | prosthetics assistant (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| James Bigwood | .... | unit production manager: USA | |
| Jo Burn | .... | unit production manager | |
| Michael Dreyer | .... | unit production manager | |
| Gary Pickering | .... | unit manager | |
| James Rickard | .... | unit manager | |
| Cherry Brewer | .... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kenny Bates | .... | second unit director: USA (as Ken Bates) | |
| Stephen Lee Davis | .... | first assistant director: USA | |
| Martin Harrison | .... | first assistant director | |
| Nick Heckstall-Smith | .... | first assistant director | |
| Ben Howard | .... | third assistant director | |
| Cary Jones | .... | dga trainee | |
| Peggy Robinson | .... | second second assistant director: USA (as Peggy Jean Robinson) | |
| Kellie Jo Tackett | .... | second assistant director: USA | |
| Jennifer Truelove | .... | second assistant director: USA | |
| George Walker | .... | second assistant director | |
| Simon Emanuel | .... | crowd second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Martin Asbury | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Alan Bailey | .... | property master | |
| Alan Briant | .... | dressing props (as Alan David Briant) | |
| Alan Chesters | .... | construction manager | |
| Leigh Chesters | .... | on-set carpenter | |
| Jane Clark | .... | storyboard artist (as Jane Clarke) | |
| Ben Conable | .... | art department coordinator: USA (as Benjamin Conable) | |
| Mike Cuddy | .... | props storeperson | |
| Mark Dane | .... | lead person: USA | |
| Guido DeCurtis | .... | lead person: USA | |
| Judy Ducker | .... | production buyer | |
| Rod England | .... | key set dresser | |
| Terry Ennis | .... | props | |
| Danny Evans | .... | dressing props | |
| Douglas Fecht | .... | set dresser: USA | |
| Dave Fisher | .... | chargehand props (as David Fisher) | |
| Richard Fojo | .... | assistant art director: USA | |
| Joanna Foley | .... | on-set art director | |
| Charles Guanci Jr. | .... | property master: USA | |
| Michael Gunner | .... | chief painter | |
| James Harris | .... | construction foreperson: USA | |
| Ron Higgins | .... | chargehand dresser | |
| Jason Hopperton | .... | dressing props | |
| John Jackson | .... | construction coordinator: USA (as John C. Jackson) | |
| Al Johnson | .... | storyboard artist: USA | |
| David Ned Kelly | .... | chief carpenter (as David 'Ned' Kelly) | |
| Robert Kopp | .... | greensman: USA | |
| Richard E. Kruder | .... | set dresser: USA (as Richard Kruder) | |
| Andrew Lassman | .... | property master: USA (as Andy Lassman) | |
| Emily Lutyens | .... | art department assistant | |
| Alexa Marino | .... | art department coordinator: USA | |
| Tony Marks | .... | carpenter | |
| Daniel May | .... | draftsperson | |
| Michael Metzel | .... | construction coordinator: USA | |
| John Nyomarkay | .... | assistant art director: USA | |
| Barbara Peterson | .... | set decorator: USA | |
| Stelios Polychronakis | .... | assistant art director | |
| Judy Rhee | .... | art director: USA | |
| Stuart Sewell | .... | sculptor | |
| Dave Thompson | .... | painter (as David Thompson) | |
| Frank A. Torres | .... | set dresser: USA (as Francisco Torres) | |
| Paul Weathered | .... | assistant property master: USA | |
| Michael Webb | .... | chief stagehand | |
| Ben Wolcott | .... | set dresser: USA (as J. Benjamin Wolcott) | |
| Harriet Zucker | .... | set decorator: USA (as Harriet S. Zucker) | |
| Julia Barraclough | .... | charge scenic: New York (uncredited) | |
| David Packard | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Celia Parker | .... | camera scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Nicholas Scott | .... | scenic artist: Florida (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Stuart Brisdon | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Mark Haddenham | .... | special effects senior technician | |
| Jim Lillis | .... | special effects coordinator: USA | |
| Tony Moore | .... | special effects diving rigger: USA | |
| Charlie Muspratt | .... | special effects rigger: USA | |
| Andrew *Starman* Pearce | .... | special effects technician | |
| John Weller | .... | special effects supervising rigger: USA | |
| Malcolm Wilson | .... | special effects rigger: USA | |
| Steve Knowles | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Richard Briscoe | .... | visual effects supervisor: Double Negative | |
| Matthew Plummer | .... | visual effects producer: Double Negative | |
| Ciaran Crowley | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Pete Hanson | .... | studio manager: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Adam Howarth | .... | animatronics (uncredited) | |
| Jody Johnson | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Lockley | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| John Moffatt | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Paul Riddle | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
| Matthew Shaw | .... | video editorial (uncredited) | |
| Tammo van Hoorn | .... | clapper loader: visual effects unit (uncredited) | |
| Sheila Wickens | .... | digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Danny Aiello III | .... | stunts | |
| Jay Amor | .... | stunts | |
| Dara Amos | .... | stunts | |
| Hank Amos | .... | stunts | |
| Chick Bernhardt | .... | stunts | |
| John Copeman | .... | stunts | |
| John Evanko | .... | stunts | |
| Tim Gallin | .... | stunts | |
| Jery Hewitt | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Jay Krueger | .... | stunts (as Jay Kruger) | |
| Bean Peel | .... | stunts (as Lucinda Peel) | |
| Andreas Petrides | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Gary Powell | .... | stunts | |
| Nick Powell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Lee Sheward | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Glenn R. Wilder | .... | stunts (as Glenn Wilder) | |
| Richard Bradshaw | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Dara Fischetti | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Shaheen Baig | .... | casting associate: U.K. | |
| Heather Baird | .... | casting associate: USA | |
| Louis Elman | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Barbara Fiorentino | .... | casting associate: Los Angeles (uncredited) | |
| Michele Waldfogel | .... | extras casting assistant: UK (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lynette Bernay | .... | set costumer: USA | |
| Valerie Fusaro | .... | set costumer: USA | |
| Sue Gandy | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Jenny Hawkins | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Iris Horta Lemos | .... | wardrobe supervisor: USA (as Iris H. Lemos) | |
| Ellen Mahlke | .... | wardrobe supervisor: USA | |
| Michelle Matland | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Suzanne Pettit | .... | costumer: USA | |
| Lindsay Pugh | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Susan Salzano | .... | set costumer: USA (as Sue Salzano) | |
| Mark Sutherland | .... | wardrobe master | |
| Crystal Thompson | .... | costume shopper | |
| Justine Warhurst | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Lucy Denny | .... | costumes (uncredited) | |
| Tom Hornsby | .... | daily wardrobe assistant (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stefna Borges | .... | negative cutter: USA | |
| Stephen Boucher | .... | assistant editor | |
| Julius Gladwell | .... | assistant editor: avid | |
| Lori Machens | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Steve Maguire | .... | assistant editor (as Stephen Maguire) | |
| Sarah Ogletree | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| David Rees | .... | color timer: USA | |
| Geraint Huw Reynolds | .... | assistant editor | |
| Ruth Coulson | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Jonathan Allen | .... | music mixer | |
| Jonathan Allen | .... | music recordist | |
| John Bradbury | .... | orchestra leader | |
| Isobel Griffiths | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Nick Ingman | .... | conductor | |
| Tony Lewis | .... | music editor | |
| Nico Muhly | .... | music score coordinator | |
| Kurt Munkacsi | .... | original soundtrack producer | |
| Michael Riesman | .... | original soundtrack producer | |
| Owen Bartholomew | .... | assistant music editor (uncredited) | |
| Simon Changer | .... | score assistant engineer (uncredited) | |
| Paul Kegg | .... | musician: cello (uncredited) | |
| Dashiell Rae | .... | music editor: temp music (uncredited) | |
| Randy Spendlove | .... | executive in charge of music (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Phil Allchin | .... | transportation captain | |
| Mike Easter | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| William K. Gaskins | .... | transportation captain: USA | |
| Vince Pecora | .... | transportation captain: USA (as Vincent R. Pecora) | |
| Don Abbatiello | .... | picture car coordinator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Kweku Abdullah | .... | production assistant: USA | |
| Vicki Allen | .... | floor runner | |
| Joane Baptiste | .... | assistant production coordinator: USA | |
| Debbie Brodie | .... | food stylist | |
| Sarah Clark | .... | unit publicist | |
| Melanie Claus | .... | production coordinator (as Mel Claus) | |
| Patrick Corcoran | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin | |
| Chris Cussen | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin | |
| Tina Ellis | .... | assistant auditor | |
| Elizabeth Elwell | .... | location manager: USA (as Elizabeth A. Elwell) | |
| Sandra Frieze | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Jacqui Green | .... | tutor | |
| Andy Hennigan | .... | production auditor | |
| Joe Holden | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (as J.A.Holden) | |
| Elayne Keratsis | .... | production coordinator: USA | |
| Lars Knudsen | .... | executive assistant: Mr. Rudin | |
| Ben LeClair | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin | |
| Sarah Lee | .... | location manager | |
| Susie Lewis | .... | assistant: Mr. Fox | |
| M.J. Magbanua | .... | production coordinator: USA | |
| Rhys Maitland-Jones | .... | sync rushes | |
| Sherrill Mann | .... | assistant location manager: USA | |
| Angus More Gordon | .... | location manager | |
| Victoria Morgan | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Virginia Murray | .... | production coordinator | |
| Clarissa Newman | .... | assistant: Mr. Huffam | |
| Charley Parlapanides | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (as Charles Parlapanides) | |
| Joaquin Diego Prange | .... | assistant location manager: USA (as Joaquin D. Prange) | |
| Jennifer Radzikowski | .... | assistant location manager | |
| John Rickard | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin | |
| Lori M. Roberts | .... | financial representative: Paramount Pictures (as Lori Roberts) | |
| Sherrill Smith | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Pat Sones | .... | location manager: USA (as Patricia Weber Sones) | |
| Lucas Stein | .... | production assistant | |
| Imogen Stringer | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Jeannie Udall | .... | medic (as Jeanie Udall) | |
| Kevin J. Walsh | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (as Kevin Walsh) | |
| Simi Wein | .... | assistant production coordinator: USA | |
| Angela Wharton | .... | script supervisor (as Angela Noakes-Wharton) | |
| Beverly Wood | .... | laboratory consultant: USA | |
| Josue Aguilar | .... | on-set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Victoria Allen | .... | floor runner (uncredited) | |
| Freya Archard | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Danielle J. Baker | .... | location production assistant: Florida (uncredited) | |
| Joanna Bates | .... | assistant accountant (uncredited) | |
| Nic Benns | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
| Ashlee Burnette | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited) | |
| Victoria Cervantes | .... | set production assistant: Florida (uncredited) | |
| Jan Cosby | .... | first assistant accountant (uncredited) | |
| Steve Dale | .... | production assistant: Miami (uncredited) | |
| Melissa Marie Davis | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Harold De Jesus | .... | artist: main titles (uncredited) | |
| Stan Eutsey | .... | production assistant: Miami (uncredited) | |
| David Greenbaum | .... | executive assistant: Harvey Weinstein (uncredited) | |
| Joshua C. Hersko | .... | assistant: Scott Rudin (uncredited) | |
| Sammy Horton | .... | assistant accountant (uncredited) | |
| Jody Hummer | .... | location scout (uncredited) | |
| Nicholas Owen Langholff | .... | key set production assistant: second unit, New York (uncredited) | |
| Josh Liveright | .... | payroll accountant: USA (uncredited) | |
| Justin Marx | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Becky Maxwell | .... | assistant accountant (uncredited) | |
| David M. McGuire | .... | location assistant: New York (uncredited) | |
| Catherine Middleton | .... | accounting assistant (uncredited) | |
| Steve Morphew | .... | stand-in: Stephen Dillane (uncredited) | |
| Claire Peberdy | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Christina Rice | .... | assistant to actor (uncredited) | |
| Eric Ian Robinson | .... | assistant: Harvey Weinstein (uncredited) | |
| Will Rowbotham | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited) | |
| Christopher T. Sadler | .... | production assistant: New York (uncredited) | |
| Emily Sklar | .... | assistant: Meryl Streep (uncredited) | |
| Marcel Valcarce | .... | artist: main title (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Villagomez | .... | credits administrator (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Michael Cunningham | .... | thanks | |
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Boasting an exemplary cast, purposeful direction, authentic production values, and a haunting musical score, The Hours is a sincere praiseworthy attempt to adapt Michael Cunningham's prize-winning novel to the screen. It is provocative, introspective, hopeful, and at times downright desolate. As evidenced by the opening sequence, the value of life itself is called into question and it sets the tone for the rest of the film.
The complex storyline focuses on one day in the lives of three women from three different generations. Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) is living outside of London with her husband in 1923, recovering from mental illness and beginning work on her now famous novel, Mrs. Dalloway. Laura Brown (Julianne Moore) is a 1950's suburban housewife, married to a World War II veteran (John C. Reilly), raising a small boy while expecting another child. And then there is Clarissa Vaughn (Meryl Streep), a present-day version of Mrs. Dalloway, so named by her one-time lover and now AIDS-stricken writer Richard (Ed Harris), living in New York and planning one of her renowned parties for him following his reception of a prestigious poetry award.
Yet there is a common thread among them that effaces any 'real' normalcy in their lives and ultimately forces each of them to make life-altering decisions. Themes revolving around feminism and sexual preference stir just below the surface. But it is the prevailing sadness of these women brought on by the confinements of a restrictive and often stifling society that is at the core of this film. Their yearning for something more or for that 'one perfect moment' in time places each of them in the painful position to question their own existence. The sequences in each of their lives are carefully interwoven throughout the movie, enhancing their parallel struggles.
The Hours is skillfully directed by Stephen Daldry and contains some of the finest performances of the year. Julianne Moore's depiction of Laura Brown is filled with subtlety and nuance. She epitomizes a 1950's housewife with a constant shiny exterior who can barely contain the internal struggle of her life's claustrophobic confinements. Meryl Streep's Clarissa Vaughn, though bound by memories of her past, is somewhat less restricted in her character as a modern New York editor living with her female lover and therefore has more opportunity to display her considerable emotional range.
However it is Nicole Kidman's portrayal of Virginia Woolf that is the most mesmerizing and transforming performance in the film. She is completely submerged as the famous novelist of the early twentieth century. The hype concerning Kidman's prosthetic proboscis and its alleged distraction is much ado about nothing. To the contrary, it enhances her performance and allows her characterization of Virginia Woolf to fully emerge. Audiences will not recognize her, nor should they.
But if it is familiar players and plotlines you are seeking then The Hours is not for you. It is neither fantasy nor escapism, yet what it lacks in pure entertainment it makes up for with introspection and a somewhat hopeful ending.