Iris (2001 film)

Academy Awards record
	1. Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Awards record
	1. Best Actress in a Leading Role
Golden Globe Awards record
	1. Best Supporting Actor

Iris
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Eyre
Produced by	Robert Fox; Scott Rudin;
Screenplay by	Richard Eyre; Charles Wood;
Based on	Elegy for Iris; by John Bayley
Starring	Judi Dench; Jim Broadbent; Kate Winslet; Hugh Bonneville;
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	Roger Pratt
Edited by	Martin Walsh
Production; company	BBC Films; Fox Iris Productions; Intermedia; Mirage Enterprises;
Distributed by	Buena Vista International (UK); Miramax Films (US);
Release date	14 December 2001 (Premiere); 18 January 2002 (United Kingdom); 29 March 2002 (United States);
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$5.5 million
Box office	$16.2 million[2]

Iris is a 2001 biographical drama film about novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with her husband John Bayley. Directed by Richard Eyre from a screenplay he co-wrote with Charles Wood, the film is based on Bayley's 1999 memoir Elegy for Iris.[3] Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent portray Murdoch and Bayley during the later stages of their marriage, while Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville appear as the couple in their younger years. The film contrasts the start of their relationship, when Murdoch was an outgoing, dominant individual compared to the timid and scholarly Bayley, and their later life, when Murdoch was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and tended to by a frustrated Bayley in their North Oxford home in Charlbury Road. The beach scenes were filmed at Southwold in Suffolk, one of Murdoch's favourite haunts.

The film had its world premiere on December 14, 2001, and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2002, and the United States on March 29, 2002. It grossed $16.2 million on a $5.5 million budget and received positive reviews, with praise towards the performances. For his role as Bayley, Broadbent won Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards. The film also picked up nominations for Dench as Best Actress and Winslet for Best Supporting Actress.

Plot

When the young Iris Murdoch meets fellow student John Bayley at Somerville College, Oxford, he is a naive virgin easily flummoxed by her libertine spirit, arch personality, and obvious artistic talent. Decades later, little has changed and the couple keeps house, with John doting on his more famous wife. When Iris begins experiencing forgetfulness and dementia, however, the devoted John struggles with hopelessness and frustration,[3] and becomes her caretaker, as his wife's mind deteriorates from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease.[4]

Cast

Judi Dench as Iris Murdoch[3]
- Kate Winslet as young Iris[3]
Jim Broadbent as John Bayley[3]
- Hugh Bonneville as young John[3]
Penelope Wilton as Janet Stone
- Juliet Aubrey as young Janet
Timothy West as Maurice
- Samuel West as young Maurice
Siobhan Hayes as Checkout girl
Kris Marshall as Dr Gudgeon

Reception

Iris received positive reviews from critics, with a 79% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes from a sample of 110 critics.[5] The movie received a Metacritic score of 76 based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards
- Best Actress in a Leading Role: Judi Dench
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jim Broadbent (won)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Kate Winslet

BAFTA Awards
- Best British Film
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Jim Broadbent
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Judi Dench (won)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Hugh Bonneville
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Kate Winslet
- Best Screenplay - Adapted
Broadcast Film Critics Association
- Best Supporting Actor - Jim Broadbent
Golden Globe Awards
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Judi Dench
- Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture - Jim Broadbent (won)
- Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture: Kate Winslet
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
- Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent (also for Moulin Rouge!) (won)
- Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet (won)
Satellite Awards
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama: Judi Dench
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama: Jim Broadbent
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama: Kate Winslet
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Judi Dench
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Jim Broadbent

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References

"IRIS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
"Iris (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
Peter Bradshaw (18 January 2002). "Iris". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
"Iris". TimeOut. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
"Iris (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes.
"Iris (2001)". Metacritic.

External links

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[1] "IRIS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[2] "Iris (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

[Bayley-3] Peter Bradshaw (18 January 2002). "Iris". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[4] "Iris". TimeOut. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[5] "Iris (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes.

[6] "Iris (2001)". Metacritic.