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The golden Hours: with Meryl Streep as a lesbian, Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf, and Julianne Moore kissing Toni Colette, The Hours would seem to be the gayest movie ever nominated for nine Oscars. But the actresses and filmmakers argue that transcendin

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From: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbiannewsmagazine)
Date: 20030318
Author:Giltz, Michael

"The Hours is not a gay film," says David Hare, the acclaimed British playwright who adapted Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize--winning novel for the screen. If by "gay film" Hare means a movie about "the gay experience" that speaks chiefly to queer audiences, he's right. Since its release in December, The Hours has found enthusiastic audiences (and critics) of all stripes--an adulation confirmed by its nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and three acting nods. But for lesbian and gay observers, what's remarkable about the golden reception ...

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