Iris
By: 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
Contributors: Dench, Judi, 1934- actor; Broadbent, Jim, actor; Winslet, Kate, actor; Bonneville, Hugh, actor; Wilton, Penelope, 1946- actor; Pratt, Roger; Walsh, Martin, editor; Horner, James, composer; Myers, Ruth; Jackson, Gemma, 1951-; Bayley, John, 1925-2015; Miramax Films; BBC Films; Intermedia Films; Mirage Enterprises (Firm); Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment; Distributed by Lionsgate
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Burbank, CA]; [Santa Monica, CA]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 91
Subjects: Drama; Patients; Man-woman relationships; English Women novelists; Marriage; Alzheimer's disease
Other titles: Iris (Motion picture : 2001)
Description: 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.
Notes: 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.

Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music composed & conducted by James Horner ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Gemma Jackson.

Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton.

MPAA rating: R.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English or French language tracks; closed-captioned.

Academy Awards, USA, 2002: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jim Broadbent)