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Iris 2001
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
1 April 1973
19 June 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
1943, Warwickshire, England, UK
24 May 1949, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
1964, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
1974, Bristol, UK
6 June 1947, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
17 December 1966, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK
August 19, 2002
Made by people who seem to think that tracking degenerate behavior is more important than character development
February 15, 2002
...intrigues and devastates.
February 15, 2002
There are not two, but four sterling performances here.
August 26, 2002
A mechanical, shallow reduction of a person's life.
November 25, 2006
...Iris isn't necessarily an enjoyable piece of work, though it's certainly interesting...
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 26, 2002
The impoverished story keeps Iris from achieving greatness, but no qualifiers are needed for the acting.
February 08, 2003
There is not a slouch in this film, in front of or behind the camera.
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.
February 15, 2002
Not just a fitting document of a life brilliantly lived but a vibrant, almost palpitating piece of cinema.
February 28, 2002
[The] performances, if nothing else, embody a standard of excellence that Iris Murdoch herself would surely have cheered.
April 09, 2010
Admittedly, it's hard not to be affected.