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Story summary
- The Hours, Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, follows three women across time linked by Virginia Woolf's writing.
- The film adaptation was directed by Stephen Daldry and stars Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf.
- Julianne Moore plays a repressed housewife, and Meryl Streep portrays a caregiver for her dying ex-lover.
- The story highlights oppressive patriarchy, nonlinear storytelling, queer reception, and Kidman's Academy Award despite Oscar bait criticisms.
