Talk:The Hours (film)

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A plot summary needs to be added to this film article, or the current one needs to be expanded.

The definition of "lector" is "1. A person who reads aloud certain of the scriptural passages used in a church service. 2. A public lecturer or reader in certain universities." A rare word, but not one to avoid. I assume (not having read or seen said book or movie) that "lector" was used appropriately, and will reinstate it. Jwrosenzweig 20:04 23 Jul 2003 (UTC)

I'm currently reading "The Hours". I'm only a little more than half-way through the book, but it's not obvious to me (at least yet) how "lector" is appropriate for this character. Perhaps the movie differs. Perhaps it will become clearer in the second half of the book. Bill 20:25 23 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Contents 1 Copyvio 2 Diminished looks for an Oscar 3 Fair use rationale for Image:The hours-julianne moore.jpg 4 Fair use rationale for Image:The hours-ed harris.jpg 5 Film vs book 6 Timespan

[edit] Copyvio

Suspected copyvio from IMDb.

The story of how the novel Mrs. Dalloway affects three generations of women (Virginia Woolf writes the story, Laura Brown reads it, and Clarissa Vaughn lives it), all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.

Will put up copyvio warning. Thorns Among Our Leaves 03:35, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

I have reverted the article to a pre copyvio state. My appologies as over a years worth of edits have now been lost as a result of a merge of a copyvio article into this one in October of 2004. --best, kevin [kzollman] [talk] 05:08, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Diminished looks for an Oscar

I removed the Halle Berry reference in this sentence, "Kidman won both the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Actress. Kidman's portrayal in the film, in which she wore a prosthetic nose, highlighted the Hollywood rumor that beautiful actresses can only receive the best dramatic roles once they diminish their physical attributes in a role. Other examples are Halle Berry's and Charlize Theron's wins in 2002 and 2004 respectfuly."

• Kidman? http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38552000/jpg/_38552173_hours300.jpg Yes.
• Charlize? http://cumplicidades.no.sapo.pt/imagens/charlize/monster.jpg No doubt.
• Halle? http://images.hollywood.com/images/large/l_1103928.jpg Not even close.

I totally disagree, and I'm reverting the Halle Berry sentence back to the way it was. Halle Berry didn't wear make-up, and while she was quite glamorous on the night of her Oscar win, it was quite evident she wasn't gourgeous in Monster's Ball.--Amynewyork4248 09:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

I have removed this section entirely. This is original research irrelevant to the film. The article is about The Hours; neither Ms. Theron and Ms. Berry appeared in the film, so discussion about their makeup is irrelevant. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a gossip page nor a compendium of irrelevant chit-chat.207.69.137.203 06:05, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The hours-julianne moore.jpg

Image:The hours-julianne moore.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 06:24, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The hours-ed harris.jpg

Image:The hours-ed harris.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 06:24, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Film vs book

The book is marked by a fairly unusual "stream of conciousness" style. Shouldn't we comment on how the film deals with that ? -- Beardo 15:26, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Timespan

This article needs to clarify how the action is set "within the span of one day" while apparently being set in different eras. I haven't seen the film so I can't amend the article, but as a reader of the article, it has left me baffled and needs to be rectified. Yeanold Viskersenn (talk) 03:08, 4 January 2008 (UTC)