Fresh
[The] performances, if nothing else, embody a standard of excellence that Iris Murdoch herself would surely have cheered.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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Iris
Overview
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 and cast
- Richard Eyre Director
- Kate Winslet as Young Iris Murdoch
- Judi Dench as Iris Murdoch
- Jim Broadbent as John Bayley
- Hugh Bonneville as Young John Bayley
- Penelope Wilton as Janet Stone
- Samuel West as Young Maurice
- Timothy West as Older Maurice
- Kris Marshall as Dr. Gudgeon
- Juliet Aubrey as Young Janet Stone
- Derek Hutchinson as Postman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The impoverished story keeps Iris from achieving greatness, but no qualifiers are needed for the acting.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
For a movie whose subject is the decline and fall of a towering intellect, there's precious little to think about here.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
There are not two, but four sterling performances here.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
Not just a fitting document of a life brilliantly lived but a vibrant, almost palpitating piece of cinema.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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