Iris [videorecording] / Miramax Films, BBC Films, Intermedia Films present ; a Mirage Enterprises, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin production of a Richard Eyre film ; producers, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin ; writers, Richard Eyre, Charles Wood ; director, Richard Eyre.
Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton. Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. 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. Special features: a look at "Iris" ; a special message from David Hyde Pierce ; Alzheimer's Association honors "Iris" and Jim Broadbent.
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.
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