Directed by:
Richard EyreCinematography:
Roger PrattComposer:
James HornerCast:
Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton, Nancy Carroll, Eleanor Bron, Kris Marshall, Samuel West, Juliet Aubrey (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Biographical account of the life of existentialist author Iris Murdoch as recalled in the memoirs of her husband, Professor John Bayley. John (Hugh Bonneville) is a shy slightly goofy undergraduate at Oxford who falls for fellow student, the brilliant and charismatic Iris Murdoch (Kate Winslet). Against all the odds she returns his affection and so begins a love affair that will endure for over 40 years, amid the ups and downs of her achievements as a famous philosophical novelist. The film eventually flashes forward to the couple in older age, with John (Jim Broadbent) slowly realising that Iris (Dame Judi Dench) has a mental illness, one that threatens the existence of her personality, of the person he knows and loves. (Optimum Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2002 - Jim Broadbent (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2002 - Judi Dench (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 2002 - Kate Winslet (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2002 - Judi Dench (Best Leading Actress)
- 2002 - Jim Broadbent (Best Leading Actor)
- 2002 - Hugh Bonneville (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2002 - Kate Winslet (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2002 - Charles Wood, Richard Eyre (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2002 - Outstanding British Film
European Film Awards
- 2002 - Kate Winslet (People's Choice Award Best Actress)
- 2002 - Jim Broadbent (People's Choice Award Best Actor)
- 2002 - Hugh Bonneville (People's Choice Award Best Actor)
- 2002 - Judi Dench (People's Choice Award Best Actress)
Golden Globes
- 2002 - Jim Broadbent (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 2002 - Judi Dench (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2002 - Kate Winslet (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2002 - Jim Broadbent (Best Supporting Actor)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2001 - Jim Broadbent (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2001 - Kate Winslet (Best Supporting Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2001 - Jim Broadbent (Best Actor)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2002 - Hugh Bonneville (Piper Heidsieck New Talent Award for the best young actor)
- 2002 - Richard Eyre (Golden Bear for Best Film)