History Literature / TheHours

* BiTheWay: Clarissa, whose had relationships with both men and women, and stays close with her ex Richard while dating her lover Sally.

A 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham, ''The Hours'' won the PulitzerPrize the following year and was made into a film in 2002. The film version, directed by Stephen Daldry, starred Creator/NicoleKidman in an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward-winning role, and also featured Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JulianneMoore and Creator/EdHarris in the cast.

A 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham, ''The Hours'' won the PulitzerPrize the following year and was made into a film in 2002. The film version, directed by Stephen Daldry, starred Creator/NicoleKidman in an AcademyAward-winning role, and also featured Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JulianneMoore and Creator/EdHarris in the cast.

A 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham, ''The Hours'' won the PulitzerPrize the following year and was made into a film in 2002. The film version, directed by Stephen Daldry, starred Creator/NicoleKidman in her Oscar-winning role, and also featured Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JulianneMoore and Creator/EdHarris in the cast.

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A 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham, ''The Hours'' won the Pulitzer-Prize the following year and was made into a film in 2002. The film version, directed by Stephen Daldry, starred Creator/NicoleKidman in her Oscar-winning role, and also featured Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JulianneMoore and Creator/EdHarris in the cast.

Although they are nearly eighty years apart, three different women are connected to each other by the Creator/VirginiaWoolf classic ''Mrs. Dalloway''. In 1923, the author herself battles depression and her inner demons just as she begins to write her novel. In 1949, housewife Laura Brown finds comfort in her everyday life through the same novel. In 1999 (2001 in the film), Clarissa Vaughn embodies Mrs. Dalloway herself as she prepares a party for her friend Richard, a poet dying of AIDS.

Although they are nearly eighty years apart, three different women are connected to each other by the Virginia Woolf classic ''Mrs. Dalloway''. In 1923, the author herself battles depression and her inner demons just as she begins to write her novel. In 1949, housewife Laura Brown finds comfort in her everyday life through the same novel. In 1999 (2001 in the film), Clarissa Vaughn embodies Mrs. Dalloway herself as she prepares a party for her friend Richard, a poet dying of AIDS.

** "I don't think two people could have been happier than we've been." It's the final line in Virginia's suicide note to her husband, and [[spoiler: Richard's]] last words before jumping to [[spoiler: his]] death.

Not to be confused with the talk show ''TheHour'', or the BBC drama series [[Series/TheHour of the same name]].

* AmicableExes: Almost all of Clarissa. Sally snarks that Clarissa's putting her next to her exes every party she gave must be meaningful.

* LawOfInverseFertility: Kitty envies Laura' s pregnancy while she cannot have children despite it's all what she wants.

* LoveTriangle: Clarissa was in love with Richard in college (and still is to an extent). But, he eventually left her for Louis Waters.

* MeaningfulEcho: Virginia states the line "Mrs. Dalloway decided to buy the flowers herself". Laura reads it out loud, and Clarissa tells it so Sall in regards to getting flowers for Richard.
* MeaningfulName: Several of the characters (who aren't historical figures) have names relating to the novel ''Mrs. Dalloway''. Clarissa is named after the protagonist, Richard is named after Richard Dalloway, Clarissa's partner Sally is named after Sally Seton who had a relationship with Mrs. Dalloway. Clariss'a daughter Julia is named after Julia Stephen, Virginia Woolf's mother.

* ThrowItIn: MerylStreep’s reaction to the water exploding from the faucet, itself an unscripted event.

* DrivenToSuicide: Not just Virginia, [[spoiler:but Ritchie as well]].
** [[spoiler:Laura contemplates suicide, but doesn't actually go through with it.]]
* FlowerMotifs: Flowers show up quite a few times in each timeline.

* MeaningfulEcho

A 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham, ''The Hours'' won the Pulitzer-Prize the following year and was made into a film in 2002. The film version, directed by Stephen Daldry, starred Creator/NicoleKidman in her Oscar-winning role, and also featured Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JulianneMoore and Ed Harris in the cast.

A 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham, ''The Hours'' won the Pulitzer-Prize the following year and was made into a film in 2002. The film version, directed by Stephen Daldry, starred NicoleKidman in her Oscar-winning role, and also featured MerylStreep, JulianneMoore and Ed Harris in the cast.

* AmicableEx: Almost all of Clarissa. Sally snarks that Clarissa's putting her next to her exes every party she gave must be meaningful.

* StepforsSmiler: Pretty much all the three main characters and the poor Kitty as well.

* CastFullOfGay

-->'''Kitty''': Oh, you're reading a book?
-->'''Laura Brown''': Yeah.
-->'''Kitty''': What's this one about?
-->'''Laura Brown''': Oh, it's about this woman who's incredibly - well, she's a hostess and she's incredibly confident and she's going to give a party. And, maybe because she's confident, everyone thinks she's fine... but she isn't.

A 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham, ''TheHours'' won the Pulitzer-Prize the following year and was made into a film in 2002. The film version, directed by Stephen Daldry, starred NicoleKidman in her Oscar-winning role, and also featured MerylStreep, JulianneMoore and Ed Harris in the cast.

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