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Iris

Her greatest talent was for life.

6.4

1h 31m

2001

“Her greatest talent was for life.”

Synopsis

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Director

Richard Eyre

Trailer

DramaRomance

new lovebased on novel or booklove of one's liferetireealzheimer's diseasepflegenagingloveauthorphotographic memory

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Cast & Crew

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

as Young Iris Murdoch

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

as Iris Murdoch

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

as John Bayley

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

as Young John Bayley

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

as Janet Stone

Samuel West

Samuel West

as Young Maurice

Timothy West

Timothy West

as Older Maurice

Kris Marshall

Kris Marshall

as Dr. Gudgeon

Juliet Aubrey

Juliet Aubrey

as Young Janet Stone

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