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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
11 July 1962, Sligo, Ireland
3 June 1946, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
9 December 1934, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
24 May 1949, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
1964, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
6 June 1947, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
18 June 1962, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
23 July 1960, Dublin, Ireland
5 October 1975, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
6 May 1953, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK
20 October 1934, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
19 June 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
14 March 1938, Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK
16 April 1933, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
1974, Bristol, UK
17 December 1966, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK
23 April 1975
1 April 1973
10 November 1963, Paddington, London, England, UK
1943, Warwickshire, England, UK
April 09, 2010
Admittedly, it's hard not to be affected.
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
There are not two, but four sterling performances here.
February 28, 2002
[The] performances, if nothing else, embody a standard of excellence that Iris Murdoch herself would surely have cheered.
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.
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.
August 19, 2002
Made by people who seem to think that tracking degenerate behavior is more important than character development
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.
