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Iris is a 2001 biographical drama film about novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with her husband John Bayley. Directed by Richard Eyre from a screenplay he co-wrote with Charles Wood, the film is based on Bayley's 1999 memoir Elegy for Iris.
Mar 29, 2002 · Iris: Directed by Richard Eyre. With Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent. 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.
- (19K)
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Richard Eyre
- 2002-03-29
Dec 14, 2001 · Two of the most acclaimed actresses of our time, Judi Dench and Kate Winslet, bring to the screen one of the most extraordinary women of her generation, celebrated author, Iris Murdoch.
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- Richard Eyre
- R
- Judi Dench
As a young academic, teaching philosophy at Oxford, Murdoch (Kate Winslet) meets and eventually falls in love with fellow professor John Bayley (Hugh Bonneville), a man whose awkwardness seems in stark opposition to the spirited self-confidence of his future wife.
Iris. HD. Judi Dench gives an Oscar (R)-nominated performance in this poignant story chronicling the life of celebrated English author Iris Murdoch. 1,825 IMDb 7.0 1 h 30 min 2002. X-Ray R. Romance · Drama · Touching. Available to rent or buy.
- 90 min
- 11
Starring Kate Winslet, Judi Dench, and Hugh Bonneville, Iris tells the story of celebrated English author Iris Murdoch. Iris first became known as a brilliant young scholar at Oxford...
- 1 min
- 223.6K
- Miramax
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Richard Eyre’s Iris (2001) was an equally beautiful and sad telling of the magnificent life of Iris Murdoch. The screenplay by Richard Eyre and Charles Wood based on John Bayley’s books “Iris: A Memoir” and “Elegy for Iris” relied on flashbacks.
