Movie
Iris
2001R1h 31m6.4 / 10
Her greatest talent was for life.
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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Synopsis
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
More about Iris
Cast
Kate WinsletYoung Iris Murdoch
Judi DenchIris Murdoch
Jim BroadbentJohn Bayley
Hugh BonnevilleYoung John Bayley
Penelope WiltonJanet Stone
Samuel WestYoung Maurice
Timothy WestOlder Maurice
Kris MarshallDr. GudgeonCredits
- Directed by
- Richard Eyre
- Written by
- Richard Eyre, Charles Wood
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $5.5M
- Box office
- $16.2M
Production
MiramaxUnited States
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom
Intermedia FilmsUnited Kingdom
Mirage EnterprisesUnited States
Robert Fox ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Scott Rudin ProductionsUnited States
Themes
agingalzheimer's diseaseauthorbased on novel or booklovelove of one's lifenew lovepflegen
