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He distanced himself from love as he distanced himself from pain, until one woman got close enough to open his heart to the world.
He distanced himself from love as he distanced himself from pain, unt...
Drama, Romance - 1993
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C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
131 min
Release date:
25 Dec 1993
Country:
GB
Languages:
German, English
Budget:
$22,000,000
Revenue:
$25,842,000
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 14 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It understands that not everyone falls into love through the avenue of physical desire; that for some, the lust may be for another's mind, for inner beauty.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Sit back, watch a master at work, and never once believe that you're not observing the real C.S. Lewis.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Here is Mr. Hopkins giving an amazingly versatile and moving performance, shifting the light in those knowing blue eyes to reveal endless shadings between delight and sorrow.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Superlative acting by Hopkins and Winger elevates this fictionalized late-in-life romance between the repressed British scholar and writer C.S. Lewis and the American Jewish housewife-poet who introduces him to sex and rejuvenates his life.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
30 Nov 2005
fresh:
Biting down on his pipe, his shirt collar permanently askew, Hopkins assays another concerted study in English repression -- a condition unexpectedly relieved by Winger's brash intelligence and brittle wit.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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