Iris
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Published
Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002], c2001.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
General Note
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.
General Note
Special features: a look at "Iris"; a special message from David Hyde Pierce; Alzheimer's Association honors "Iris" and Jim Broadbent.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music composed & conducted by James Horner ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Gemma Jackson.
Participants/Performers
Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton.
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued on VHS.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 2002: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jim Broadbent)

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Fox, R., Rudin, S., Eyre, R., Wood, C., Dench, J., Broadbent, J., Winslet, K., Bonneville, H., Wilton, P., Pratt, R., Walsh, M., Horner, J., Myers, R., Jackson, G., & Bayley, J. (20022001). Iris . Miramax Home Entertainment : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Fox et al.. 20022001. Iris. Miramax Home Entertainment : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Fox et al.. Iris Miramax Home Entertainment : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 20022001.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Fox, Robert, et al. Iris Miramax Home Entertainment : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 20022001.

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