Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/15/2001(USA
Release Date: 08/20/2002
Dubbed: French/English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 91 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Miramax

Based on a pair of memoirs by her husband John Bayley, this biographical portrait of writer Iris Murdoch stars both Judi Dench and Kate Winslet as the philosophical author at different stages of her life. When the young Iris (Winslet) meets fellow student Bayley (Hugh Bonneville) at Oxford, he's a naïve virgin easily flummoxed by her libertine spirit, arch personality, and obvious artistic talent. Decades later, little has changed as the couple (now played by Dench and Jim Broadbent) keeps house, with John doting on his more famous wife. When Iris begins experiencing forgetfulness and dementia, however, the ever-doltish but devoted John struggles with hopelessness and frustration to become her caretaker, as his wife's mind deteriorates from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. Iris earned a slew of Supporting Actor awards for Broadbent, including recognition from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and National Board of Review.

~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Judi Dench - Iris Murdoch
Kate Winslet - Young Iris Murdoch
Jim Broadbent - John Bayley
Hugh Bonneville - Young John Bayley
Penelope Wilton - Janet Stone
Juliet Aubrey - Younger Janet
Samuel West - Young Maurice
Timothy West - Old Maurice
Eleanor Bron - College Principal
Joan Bakewell - TV Presenter
Kris Marshall - Dr. Gudeon
Tom Mannion - Neurologist
Derek Hutchinson - Postman
Juliet Howland - Emma Stone
Saira Todd - Phillida Stone
Emma Handy - Policewoman

Production:
Richard Eyre - Director
Robert Fox Scott Rudin - Producer
James Horner - Composer
Martin Walsh - Editor
Richard Eyre Charles Wood - Screen Writer
Trisha Edwards - Set Designer
Gillian Dodders - ADR Editor
AI Animals - Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Charlie Cobb - Art Department Assistant
Nina Ross - Art Department Assistant
David Warren - Art Director
Paul Inglis - Assistant Art Director
Nicole Young - Assistant Costumer Designer
Antonia Kruger - Assistant Hair
Buxton Jayne - Assistant Hair
Gillian Elisa Thomas - Assistant Hair
Jane Walker - Assistant Hair
Julie Dartnell - Assistant Hair
Kate Benton - Assistant Hair
Nick Williams - Assistant Location Manager
Rebecca Chambers - Assistant Location Manager
John Bayley - Book Author
Paul Bond - Camera Operator
Celestia Fox - Casting
Kristy Wilkinson - Casting Associate
Liam Flavell - Casting Associate
Rebekah Griffiths - Casting Associate
Jane Gibson - Choreography
Roger Pratt - Cinematographer
Ruth Myers - Costume Designer
Gillian Dodders - Dialogue Editor
Michael White - Electrician
Perry Cullen - Electrician
Simon Lucas - Electrician
Anthony Minghella - Executive Producer
David M. Thompson - Executive Producer
Guy East - Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer
Sydney Pollack - Executive Producer
Thomas Hedley, Jr. - Executive Producer
Martin Harrison - First Assistant Director
Steve Maguire - First Assistant Editor
Felicity Cottrell - Foley Artist
Paula Boram - Foley Artist
Matt Grime - Foley Editor
Chuck Finch - Gaffer
Colin Manning - Grip
Keith Manning - Grip
Lisa Westcott - Hair Styles
Michael Dreyer - Line Producer
Tom Elgood - Location Manager
Antonia Kruger - Makeup
Buxton Jayne - Makeup
Gillian Elisa Thomas - Makeup
Jane Walker - Makeup
Julie Dartnell - Makeup
Kate Benton - Makeup
Lesley Smith - Makeup
Lisa Westcott - Makeup
Andrew Glen - Music Editor
Julyce Monbleaux - Musical Direction/Supervision
Louise Seymour - Post Production Coordinator
Stephen Barker - Post Production Supervisor
Maurice Landsberger - Production Accountant
Mel Claus - Production Coordinator
Gemma Jackson - Production Designer
Jane Hawley - Production Executive
Joanie Blaikie - Production Executive
Ti Porter - Production Manager
Jim Greenhorn - Production Sound
Tom Pleydell-Pearce - Properties Master
Anthony Cleal - Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Sheffield - Re-Recording Mixer
Nicolas Le Messurier - Re-Recording Mixer
Howard Weaver - Scenic Artist
Cathy Doubleday - Script Supervisor
Finn McGrath - Second Assistant Director
Nick Schlesinger - Second Unit Director Of Photography
Tom Sayers - Sound Editor
The Mill - Special Effects
Peter Notley - Special Effects Supervisor
Jane Clark - Storyboard Artist
Pippa Marks - Storyboard Artist
Carly Harrop - Stunts
David Ware - Stunts
Lee Millhan - Stunts
Glenn Freemantle - Supervising Sound Editor
Clive Coote - Unit Publicist
International Publicity - Unit Publicist
MacDonald & Rutter - Unit Publicist
Paul Almond - Unit Publicist
Sarah Clark - Unit Publicist
Alex Johnson - Casting Assistant

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