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Iris 2001
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The film is based on a true story. Revolving around the lives of novelist Iris Murdoch and her husban John Bayley, the film is a story of the life long romantic love. They love each other from their students days. When she suffers from Alzheimer's disease, her husband always stands by her
The film is based on a true story. Revolving around the lives of novelist Iris Murdoch and her husban John Bayley, the film is a story of the life long romantic love. They love each other from their students days. When she suffers from Alzheimer's disease, her husband always stands by her
Actors:
Saira Todd,
Harriet Arkwright,
Juliet Howland,
Timothy West,
Samuel West,
Nancy Carroll,
Siobhan Hayes
Saira Todd
1964, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Harriet Arkwright
Juliet Howland
Timothy West
20 October 1934, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Samuel West
19 June 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Nancy Carroll
1974, Bristol, UK
Siobhan Hayes
23 April 1975
Country:
United States
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The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
August 26, 2002
A mechanical, shallow reduction of a person's life.
December 14, 2006
Despite good acting from the two pairs, viewers expecting illuminating insights about the literary genius, eccentric philosophy and complex sexuality of Iris Murdoch will be disappointed by Richard Eyre's minor, rambling, TV-like film.
February 23, 2002
For a movie whose subject is the decline and fall of a towering intellect, there's precious little to think about here.
August 19, 2002
Made by people who seem to think that tracking degenerate behavior is more important than character development
Washington Post
February 15, 2002
There are not two, but four sterling performances here.
April 09, 2010
Admittedly, it's hard not to be affected.
Orlando Sentinel
February 28, 2002
[The] performances, if nothing else, embody a standard of excellence that Iris Murdoch herself would surely have cheered.
November 25, 2006
...Iris isn't necessarily an enjoyable piece of work, though it's certainly interesting...
February 15, 2002
Not just a fitting document of a life brilliantly lived but a vibrant, almost palpitating piece of cinema.
February 08, 2003
There is not a slouch in this film, in front of or behind the camera.
February 26, 2002
The impoverished story keeps Iris from achieving greatness, but no qualifiers are needed for the acting.
February 15, 2002
...intrigues and devastates.