Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch (US Version) DVD Region 1

Based on the book ELEGY FOR IRIS, by John Bayley, this biopic tells the inspiring and heartbreaking story of the writer's 40-year romance with English novelist Dame Iris Murdoch. The film cuts back and forth between the young Iris and John (played by Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville), at the height of their romantic adventures as students at Oxford in the 1950s, and the elderly couple (played by Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent), struggling with Iris' decline, as her brilliant mind is ravaged by the effects of Alzheimer's. Judi Dench gives an outstanding performance--her transformation from a prolific genius of the written and spoken word (Murdoch wrote 26 novels), to the infantile state of losing her language facilities altogether, is truly wrenching. Jim Broadbent is equally touching as her partner for life, who has adored the passionate Iris since they met, but was never fully able to possess her until the tragic end, when he declares in grief, "I've got you now, and I don't bloody want you!" Directed by Richard Eyre, artistic director of Britain's Royal National Theater, the film is uniquely sensitive and finely acted.

"...The script by Sir Richard and Charles Wood is attentive and fine in observing the behavior of this long-married pair....Ms. Dench and Mr. Broadbent have a jabbing, likable rhythm..." - Elvis, Mitchell (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 12/14/2001

"...Dench so naturally captures the disoriented innocence of those with Alzheimer's that it's almost eerie to watch her transformation....The love story of the year..." - Claudia, Puig (USA TODAY CRITIC), USA Today, 12/14/2001

"...Dench is superb....The production values are evocative..." - Derek, Elley (Variety Critic), Variety, 12/10/2001

"...The film does feature a lovely, subdued score by James Horner..." - Wade, Major (Box Office Critic), Box Office, 02/01/2002

"...As played by Kate Winslet, Iris is a beguiling free spirit, with an abhorrence of cliché that is wonderfully raw..." - Charlotte, O'Sullivan (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 02/01/2002

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Also known as:	Iris Iris Iris Iris Iris
Artist Name(s):	Jim Broadbent (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Richard Roxburgh (Actor) | John Bayley (Actor) | Luke Wilson | James Horner | Martin Walsh (Actor) 占伯班特 (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Richard Roxburgh (Actor) | John Bayley (Actor) | 魯克韋遜 | James Horner | Martin Walsh (Actor) 占伯班特 (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Richard Roxburgh (Actor) | John Bayley (Actor) | 鲁克韦逊 | James Horner | Martin Walsh (Actor) ジム・ブロードベント (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Richard Roxburgh (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｂａｙｌｅｙ (Actor) | ルーク・ウィルソン | James Horner | Martin Walsh (Actor) Jim Broadbent (Actor) | Hugh Bonneville (Actor) | Richard Roxburgh (Actor) | John Bayley (Actor) | Luke Wilson | James Horner | Martin Walsh (Actor)
Director:	Richard Eyre Richard Eyre Richard Eyre Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ Ｅｙｒｅ Richard Eyre
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Release Date:	2002-08-20
UPC Code:	786936178272
Language:	English, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	117 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004403291

Director: Richard Eyre

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Introduction: David Hyde Pierce
Featurette:
1. A LOOK AT IRIS
2. ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION HONRS IRIS AND JIM BROADBENT
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
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