Edition |
Widescreen edition. |
Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD. |
Cast |
Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music composed & conducted by James Horner ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Gemma Jackson. |
Note |
Based on the books Iris : a memoir and elegy for Iris and Iris and her friends : a memoir of memory and desire by John Bayley. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
Form |
Also issued on VHS. |
Summary |
Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris--ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal--to the elder Iris--slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer's. |
Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 2002: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jim Broadbent) |
Note |
Special features: a look at "Iris"; a special message from David Hyde Pierce; Alzheimer's Association honors "Iris" and Jim Broadbent. |
Language |
Includes French dubbed version. |
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Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Murdoch, Iris -- Marriage -- Drama.
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Bayley, John, 1925-2015 -- Marriage -- Drama.
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Women novelists, English -- 20th century -- Drama.
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Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Biographical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Fox, Robert, 1952- Producer.
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Rudin, Scott, 1958- Producer.
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Eyre, Richard, 1943- Screenwriter.
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Wood, Charles, 1932-2020. Screenwriter.
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Dench, Judi, 1934- Actor.
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Broadbent, Jim. Actor.
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Winslet, Kate. Actor.
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Bonneville, Hugh. Actor.
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Wilton, Penelope, 1946- Actor.
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Pratt, Roger.
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Walsh, Martin. Editor.
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Horner, James. Composer.
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Myers, Ruth.
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Jackson, Gemma, 1951-
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Bayley, John, 1925-2015.
Iris.
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Miramax Films.
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BBC Films.
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Intermedia Films.
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Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
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ISBN |
0788834576 |
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9780788834578 |
Standard No. |
786936178272 |
Music No. |
25749 Miramax Home Entertainment |
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