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Posted by Deneb on January 3, 2006, at 2:52:42
Has anybody seen "The Hours"?.
I don't know anything about Virginia Woolf. What was wrong with her? Why was she so depressed? I don't get why she killed herself.
And what about that Laura character? Why was she so depressed?
It sure was a depressing movie. LOL
Deneb
Posted by LegWarmers on January 3, 2006, at 22:58:52
In reply to Has anybody seen The Hours?, posted by Deneb on January 3, 2006, at 2:52:42
> Has anybody seen "The Hours"?.
I have
>
> I don't know anything about Virginia Woolf. What was wrong with her? Why was she so depressed? I don't get why she killed herself.
>hse had depression, but she also lost her mother at a young age.
> And what about that Laura character? Why was she so depressed?
>unhappy about life, diagnosed depression? Just not happy?
> It sure was a depressing movie. LOL
it was extremely depressing
Posted by Sarah T. on January 14, 2006, at 1:39:08
In reply to Re: Has anybody seen The Hours?, posted by LegWarmers on January 3, 2006, at 22:58:52
I believe that Virginia Woolf was also the victim of sexual abuse when she was quite young. I believe it was a male cousin or uncle who abused her.
Deneb, I don't think it's a good idea to dwell on this when you're already depressed.
Later on, when you've worked through a lot of your difficulties, you might be interested to read the biography of Virginia Woolf by Quentin Bell. After that, you can read "TO THE LIGHTHOUSE."
Posted by Sarah T. on January 14, 2006, at 1:47:05
In reply to Re: Has anybody seen The Hours? » LegWarmers, posted by Sarah T. on January 14, 2006, at 1:39:08
The biography I mentioned above is "VIRGINIA WOOLF: A BIOGRAPHY" by Quentin Bell.
Posted by Sarah T. on January 14, 2006, at 1:51:33
In reply to Re: Has anybody seen The Hours? » LegWarmers, posted by Sarah T. on January 14, 2006, at 1:39:08
> I believe that Virginia Woolf was also the victim of sexual abuse when she was quite young. I believe it was a male cousin or uncle who abused her. > >
Actually, I might be wrong about the details. It might have been a step-brother, but whoever it was, the effect was the same.
Posted by Declan on January 14, 2006, at 17:19:23
In reply to Re: Has anybody seen The Hours? » Sarah T., posted by Sarah T. on January 14, 2006, at 1:51:33
Yes, it was her stepbrother. The portrayal of Virginia Woolf in the hours was, IMO, anachronistic, reductive and demeaning. She could be pretty vehement (liked to be so), but she was broad.............but anyway, Nicole Kidman, what can you expect......better than Top Gun, I guess.
Declan
Posted by Jost on June 11, 2006, at 17:02:17
In reply to Re: Has anybody seen The Hours?, posted by Declan on January 14, 2006, at 17:19:23
I haven't seen the Hours. However, Virginia Woolf suffered from periodic bouts of severe depression for much of her adult life, beginning after the death of her mother and sister, and, even more acutely, after the death of her father in 1905. (She was born in 1881 (or 1882).) There was a history of depression in her family. Also a history of creativity and significant contribution.
I had always heard that she was considered "manic-depressive" or, in more contemporary terms, bipolar, and had made more than one serious suicide attempts. I don't think there's a simple or single cause for her difficult periods.
She had an incredibly productive and interesting life, and had great wit and a sense of humor. So while this movie seems to present her as a sad case, she was anything but that.
Besides her novels, she also wrote great essays and letters, several volumes of which have been published and which are great fun to read.
Jost
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