The Hours (Paramount) was the longest pair of ‘em I spent at the movies all year ... who feels devoured alive by the demands of her husband and young son; the second is Clarissa Vaughan ...

By Kirk Honeycutt On Dec. 27, 2002, The Hours, starring Meryl Streep ... As credits roll, the movie unveils its era-hopping strategy. Each story is haunted by the specter of suicide.

In the 1920s, Woolf lives in the London suburbs with her protective husband (the superb Stephen ... worlds.These three unimprovable actresses make The Hours a thing of beauty.