Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/15/2001(USA
Release Date: 08/20/2002
Dubbed: French/English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Miramax
Based on a pair of memoirs by her husband John Bayley, this biographical portrait of writer Iris Murdoch stars both Judi Dench and Kate Winslet as the philosophical author at different stages of her life. When the young Iris ( Winslet) meets fellow student Bayley ( Hugh Bonneville) at Oxford, he's a naïve virgin easily flummoxed by her libertine spirit, arch personality, and obvious artistic talent. Decades later, little has changed as the couple (now played by Dench and Jim Broadbent) keeps house, with John doting on his more famous wife. When Iris begins experiencing forgetfulness and dementia, however, the ever-doltish but devoted John struggles with hopelessness and frustration to become her caretaker, as his wife's mind deteriorates from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. Iris earned a slew of Supporting Actor awards for Broadbent, including recognition from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and National Board of Review. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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Two Oscar-Winning Directors--One Beautiful Love Story.
Academy Award winning directors, Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella team-up with Harvey Weinstein and David M. Thompson as executive producers of this beautiful romantic drama inspired by a true story based on the novels by John Bayley, played by Jim Broadbent in an Oscar-winning performance, that tell about the life of his beloved wife, English authoress Iris Murdoch, played by Dame Judi Dench, who is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, and she has brief memories of when they met at Oxford. Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville play their young counterparts in the movie. With Penelope Wilton, Juliet Aubrey, Samuel West, Eleanor Bron, Timothy West, Saira Todd, Kris Marshall, and Juliet Howland.
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