Moore's Return to the '50s: 'Heaven' and 'Hours'

By Michele Norris

Published December 27, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Actress Julianne Moore has major roles in two films evoking the 1950s that are currently in theaters: Far From Heaven and The Hours. Same era, very different characters, Moore says. She speaks with NPR's Michele Norris.

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