<디 아워스>의 오프닝 시퀀스 연구

A Study on the Opening Sequence of 《The Hours》

This paper analyzes the opening sequence of <The Hours> by StephenDaldry(2002). As a ‘reading the cinematic text’, the purpose of this paperis to illuminate the use of the style in the opening sequence. Though theopening sequence has been less focused, this paper supposes that of <TheHours> is somewhat essential and powerful part which can be called ‘thecinematic’. Through the mise-en-scene, cinematography, montage, and music, theopening sequence of <The Hours> converts the discontinuity into thecontinuity between three women-Virginia, Mrs. Brown, and Clarissa, andmakes the intense image of similarity. In terms of mise-en-scene, theresemblance of actions of characters and same directions of actionsprovides the inner relationship which is inherent below the surface. Cinematography emphasizes the similarity of the obscure and hiddenfemale experiences and consciousness. The most remarkable of thissequence is the mechanism of montage. It can be said that this montagereminds the ‘montage of linkage theory’ by Vsevolod. I. Pudovkin. Theability of representing visual images to make a association of a concept isa key role of providing of sameness and relationship between threewomen. And the theme music by Philip Glass shows that it has thelogical relationship with the film’s form through enforcing the similarityof three women.