Iris

Iris

Iris is a 2001 biographical film that tells the story of British novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with John Bayley. The film contrasts the start of their relationship, when Murdoch was an outgoing, dominant individual as compared to her timid and scholarly partner 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 film, which was directed by Richard Eyre, is based on Bayley's memoir Elegy for Iris. The beach scenes were filmed at Southwold in Suffolk, one of...
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quick facts
Release date:December 14, 2001
Directed by:Richard Eyre
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:91 Minutes
Producer:Scott Rudin, Robert Fox
Editor:Martin Walsh
Music by:James Horner
Cinematography:Roger Pratt
Screenplay by:Richard Eyre, Charles Wood
Estimated budget:$5,500,000
Adapted from:Elegy for Iris
Genre:Biography

Award-winners from Iris

Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Character:Iris Murdoch
Born:December 9, 1934
Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent
Character:John Bayley
Born:May 24, 1949

Cast of Iris

Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Bonneville
Young John Bayley
Born:November 10, 1963
Age:48
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Young Iris Murdoch
Born:October 5, 1975
Age:36
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
Principal
Born:March 14, 1938
Age:74
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
Janet Stone
Born:June 3, 1946
Age:65
Juliet Aubrey
Juliet Aubrey
Young Janet Stone
Born:December 17, 1969
Age:42
Siobhan Hayes
Siobhan Hayes
Check-Out Girl
Born:April 23, 1975
Age:37

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
2001 Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role, Jim Broadbent
2001 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Judi Dench
2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film, Jim Broadbent
2001 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, Jim Broadbent
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YearAward Nomination
2001 Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role, Judi Dench
2001 Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role, Jim Broadbent
2001 Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role, Kate Winslet
2001 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Jim Broadbent
2001 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Judi Dench
2001 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Kate Winslet
2001 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Hugh Bonneville
2001 BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Robert Fox
2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama Film, Judi Dench
2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film, Jim Broadbent
2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film, Kate Winslet
2002 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Drama, Kate Winslet
2002 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Drama, Jim Broadbent
2001 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, Jim Broadbent
2002 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture, Judi Dench
2002 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture, Jim Broadbent
2002 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, Judi Dench
2001 BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted, Richard Eyre
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Film director of Iris

Richard Eyre
Richard Eyre
Born: March 28, 1943
Age: 69

Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre CBE is an English director of film, theatre, television, and opera. Eyre was educated at Sherborne School, an independent school for boys in the market town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset in south-west England, followed by Peterhouse at the University of...
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Music contributors for Iris

James Horner
James Horner

James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and...
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Filming locations for Iris

England
England

England /ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    The motion picture, "Iris" is in what genre?
  • A:
    The movie is classified as: Drama and Biographical.
  • Q:
    What was the estimated cost to "Iris"?
  • A:
    $5.5 million was the budget for this movie.
  • Q:
    When was the premier of the movie "Iris"?
  • A:
    The film was released in December, 2001.
  • Q:
    Who wrote the film Iris?
  • A:
    John Bayley, Richard Eyre and Charles Wood wrote the movie's script.
  • Q:
    Who was the director of the film "Iris"?
  • A:
    Richard Eyre directed the motion picture.
  • Q:
    How long is the runtime of the movie "Iris"?
  • A:
    The runtime for the movie is 91 minutes.
  • Q:
    Who wrote the music for the movie Iris?
  • A:
    James Horner composed the musical score for the soundtrack.
  • Q:
    Who played a role in the production of the film, "Iris"?
  • A:
    Robert Fox, Thomas Hedley Jr. and Scott Rudin produced the movie.
  • Q:
    Who were the stars of the motion picture, "Iris"?
  • A:
    Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent and Hugh Bonneville played leading roles in the film.
  • Q:
    Who was the distributor of the motion picture, "Iris"?
  • A:
    Buena Vista Distribution was the film's distributor.
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