Home › Books made into movies › The Hours
The Hours (2002): Film vs Book
Film · 2002 · Directed by Stephen Daldry · Starring Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep
About the film
Three women in different decades are linked by one famous novel and by the shape of a single day.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film follows the book's three strands and intertwines them, with its own shape.
Read or watch first?
The novel's prose is lyrical and quiet.
What the book gives you
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
A beautiful, intimate story that links lives across time and makes an ordinary day feel full of meaning.
Who will like it: Readers who enjoy short, elegant novels about three women and a single day.