@@marcopaz8447that is one of my favorite films of all time! Truly phenomenal and that breakdown she has at the end is absolutely shattering. One stunning movie !!!
Absolute masterclass of just letting the actors play the subtext and nuance of the scene with the most finite direction. They're both playing a passive aggressive war but they're shared memories are so precious they can't quite give each other up. They really bring out the inner monologues from Cunningham's book; i remember Louis thinking something like Clarissa and Sally's apartment looks like a set decorator has come in and designed it so we get a sense of 'who these people are' and him scoffing that Clarissa doesn't just get him a glass of water she gets out a chilled mineral water and adds lemon garnish. Jeff Daniels plays those moments so low key funny. Meryl has this magnificent facial response to Louis saying 'she kills herself for no reason' as if to reply it's obvious you don't understand women. In the book there's a beautiful line thar describes Clarissa as someone who doesn't cry a lot but often wants to. I really miss seeing Meryl Streep work on this level.
And the fact she's able to host a part of 60 people or so in that apartment. I keep thinking about the logistics and the fact she's able to fit so many tables in the living room lol
Jessey Norman …. the soundtrack in the beginning.. I am German .. I did not now what was this music.. it was Strauss … since that I learned so much about Strauss and his work
The subtle inclusion of Virginia's books on the shelf alongside Richard's novel is so clever. Also the title of his novel, "The Goodness of Time," is very ironic
All the juicy stickiness goes to Meryl here. It's very real, all of this. You keep going, but you don't know why. The strongest are the weakest, because they have run the marathon. Wow. she is never boring. I will always be grateful to her for her performances.
I know - people claimed to LOVE her and look how they turned on her. You dont do that. As an Actress she has played roles that are timeless - she is STILL a human being. I see her as commiting no crime at all yet at the moment no one 'likes' her - so she knew about Weinstein - who didnt? I mean Human Trafficking is currently and ugly subject but very real in the USA - are all the men who use these women totally unaware of this fact? She is no beast - she is simply being scapegoated. Its envy.
In the book Louis was the one who had the crying spell. Sally and Clarissa had been together for 18 years instead of 10. And Louis arrived unexpectedly and was only invited to the party when he showed up. This is probably my very favorite movie.
Movie needs to be different from book, there are shades of meaning in book which can't be copy in film, and vice versa . The achievement is, of course, to reach a balance when translating to cinematic language, for ex the suicide of Woolf which is mentioned only once in the book, but in the movie is both the intro and the epilogue, which encloses the story so compactly. The Hours is a masterclass example of this resource of adaption.
Notice that Jeff Daniels plays gay, indubitably, but not at all swish. Extreme subtlety of gesture and inflection and facial expression. And nothing about it at all condescending. He just IS his particular character.
Clarissa seems angry Louis wasted unhappy years with Richard, when she could’ve had him instead in their youth. Now those years have gone, especially since Richard’s dying.
She's crying over him having more time with Richard and I thought louis wouldve said something like he loved you more that's why I left instead he just confirms that he was happy leaving and has moved on. Like wtf
Stunning ,gorgeous movie ,awesome ,beautiful made,by acting of actors ,professional ,about a book of Virginia Woolf , Mrs Dalloway start her life's ,which is get meeting three woman's from different times ,about family trauma childhood cause by parents separate and how past this thru lives each other !!! I recomand this movie ,is absolutely perfect !
@@leocadieux6781 i'll not get technical, but its a chick screaming...obviously people love it, i don't. Give me a choir/orchestra anyday and 10 times on Sunday.
There's a small odd moment here; instead of telling Louis Waters that he's welcome to come up early, she merely buzzes him in without comment. This might suggest she's feeling really far too busy to "entertain" him, and in doing so Clarissa is making herself something of a martyr.
Because she misses the old days when she, Richard and Louis were young and, in her vision, happy. Now she resents having to nurse Richard and being married to Sally . Anyway, she needs therapy.
To me, the egg cracking is just to create tension. First, she is in a rush and he arrived too early so that bothers her. Then it is revealed Louis had left Richard because he felt unhappy. It conflicts her Louis is the one he chose as a true lover and not her (she only had him for one summer, she said). In the midst of this love triangle, she blames Louis for leaving him and also for having to share her love with Louis, who chose to become free and leave everything altogether. Instead, Clarissa decided to stick with Richard as a person who loved him in the shadows of their memories. This scene is very intense.
Streeps was the only story line of the 3 I hated and couldnt get into because I couldn't stand it. I couldn't understand what the purpose as. Moore and Kidman's story lines were very easy to understand and but this one was so confusing and pointless to me.
All three women are forced into matriarchal roles in some way. Kidman as the dutiful wife and Lady of the house, Moore as the wife and mother, and Streep as the mother and caretaker. But all unhappy because they are sacrificing their own happiness, wants and desires. It’s about what it means to be a woman. Just my take 🤷🏽♂️
Meryle's character was a part of Ed Harris' life as an adult, being affected by what his mother, Jullian Moore did to him as a child. Somebody had to be there for him, and as one would expect from a mother who abandoned her child, she didn't show up again until after he killed himself.
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