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Kate Winslet | ... |
Young Iris Murdoch
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Hugh Bonneville | ... |
Young John Bayley
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Judi Dench | ... |
Iris Murdoch
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Jim Broadbent | ... |
John Bayley
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Eleanor Bron | ... |
Principal
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Angela Morant | ... |
Hostess
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Penelope Wilton | ... |
Janet Stone
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Siobhan Hayes | ... |
Check-Out Girl
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Juliet Aubrey | ... |
Young Janet Stone
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Joan Bakewell | ... |
BBC Presenter
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Nancy Carroll | ... |
BBC PA
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Kris Marshall | ... |
Dr. Gudgeon
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Tom Mannion | ... |
Neurologist
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Derek Hutchinson | ... |
Postman
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Samuel West | ... |
Young Maurice
(as Sam West)
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Saira Todd | ... |
Phillida Stone
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Juliet Howland | ... |
Emma Stone
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Charlotte Arkwright | ... |
Young Phillida Stone
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Harriet Arkwright | ... |
Young Emma Stone
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Matilda Allsopp | ... |
Little Stone
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Steve Edis | ... |
Pianist
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Emma Handy | ... |
Policewoman
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Timothy West | ... |
Older Maurice
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Stephen Marcus | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Pauline McLynn | ... |
Maureen
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Gabrielle Reidy | ... |
Tricia
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Tony Blair | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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David Blunkett | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Kenneth W Caravan | ... |
Psychoanalyst (uncredited)
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Christy Ring | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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Gareth Taplin | ... |
Man on Bike / Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Eyre |
Written by
John Bayley | ... | (books "Iris: A Memoir" and "Elegy for Iris") |
Richard Eyre | ... | (written by) & |
Charles Wood | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Michael Dreyer | ... | line producer |
DTeflon | ... | assistant producer |
Guy East | ... | executive producer |
Robert Fox | ... | producer |
Thomas Hedley Jr. | ... | executive producer (as Tom Hedley) |
Anthony Minghella | ... | executive producer |
Sydney Pollack | ... | executive producer |
Scott Rudin | ... | producer |
David M. Thompson | ... | executive producer |
Harvey Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
Music by
James Horner |
Cinematography by
Roger Pratt | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Martin Walsh |
Editorial Department
Peter Hunt | ... | color grader |
Roger La Prairie | ... | colorist |
Keith Lowes | ... | assistant editor |
Steve Maguire | ... | first assistant editor |
John Nuth | ... | assistant editor |
Martyn Robinson | ... | assistant editor |
Louise Seymour | ... | post-production coordinator |
Casting By
Celestia Fox |
Production Design by
Gemma Jackson |
Art Direction by
David Warren |
Set Decoration by
Trisha Edwards |
Costume Design by
Ruth Myers |
Makeup Department
Kate Benton | ... | hair stylist assistant / makeup artist assistant |
Jayne Buxton | ... | hair stylist assistant / makeup artist assistant |
Julie Dartnell | ... | hair stylist assistant / makeup artist assistant |
Antonia Kruger | ... | hair stylist assistant / makeup artist assistant |
Lesley Smith | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Gillian Thomas | ... | hair stylist assistant (as Gill Thomas) / makeup artist (as Gill Thomas) |
Jane Walker | ... | hair stylist assistant / makeup artist assistant |
Lisa Westcott | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Production Management
Stephen Barker | ... | post-production supervisor |
Tim Porter | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Martin Harrison | ... | first assistant director |
Finn McGrath | ... | second assistant director |
Chris Stoaling | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
Tom Bohan | ... | construction coordinator |
Peter Brown | ... | Assistant construction manager |
Peter N. Brown | ... | supervising carpenter |
Peter Burden | ... | dressing props |
Will Cann | ... | stand-by props |
Jane Clark | ... | storyboard artist |
Charlie Cobb | ... | art department assistant |
Mark Douet | ... | art department photographer |
Robert J. Dugdale | ... | assistant scenic artist |
Kevin Fleet | ... | dressing props |
Segan Friend | ... | stand-by props |
Alan Grenham | ... | painter |
Patrick Honan | ... | stand-by stagehand (as Pat Honan) |
Paul Inglis | ... | assistant art director |
George King | ... | supervising stagehand |
Cathal MacIlwaine | ... | stand-by carpenter |
Pippa Marks | ... | storyboard artist |
Tom Martin | ... | construction coordinator |
Campbell Mitchell | ... | stand-by props |
Tom Pleydell-Pearce | ... | property master |
Pat Roberts | ... | stand-by painter |
Nina Ross | ... | art department assistant |
Howard Weaver | ... | scenic artist |
Kenneth Welland | ... | painter (as Kenneth J. Welland) |
Krissi Williamson | ... | production buyer |
Kevin Woodhouse | ... | stand-by assistant art director |
David Youngs | ... | carpenter (as David A. Youngs) |
Greg du Preez | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
Michael Finlay | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Warren Greenham | ... | painter (uncredited) |
John Shergold | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Jon Bailey | ... | assistant sound engineer |
Chris Barrett | ... | assistant sound engineer |
Chris Bolster | ... | assistant sound engineer |
Paula Boram | ... | foley artist |
Anthony Cleal | ... | re-recording mixer |
Felicity Cottrell | ... | foley artist |
Gillian Dodders | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor |
Steve Finn | ... | sound maintenance |
Glenn Freemantle | ... | supervising sound editor |
Jim Greenhorn | ... | sound mixer |
Matt Grimes | ... | sound editor (as Matt Grime) |
Nicolas Le Messurier | ... | re-recording mixer |
Tom Sayers | ... | sound editor |
Mark Sheffield | ... | re-recording mixer |
Kevin Tayler | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer |
Andrew Caller | ... | foley assistant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Paul Clancy | ... | senior special effects technician |
Peter Notley | ... | special effects supervisor |
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin | ... | senior snow effects technician (uncredited) |
David 'Pinkie' Thomas | ... | snow effects technician (uncredited) |
Stunts
Carly Harrop | ... | stunt performer |
Lee Millham | ... | stunt driver / stunt performer |
Gary Powell | ... | stunt supervisor |
David Ware | ... | stunt performer |
Bradley Farmer | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Bond | ... | camera operator |
David Bruce | ... | generator operator (as Dave Bruce) |
Jason Bulley | ... | focus puller: underwater |
Barry Clack | ... | still photographer |
Clive Coote | ... | still photographer |
Perry Cullen | ... | electrician |
Chuck Finch | ... | gaffer |
Stephen Finch | ... | electrician (as Steve Finch) |
Guy Frost | ... | clapper loader |
Dan Garlick | ... | grip: second unit |
Amy Gilliam | ... | clapper loader: second unit |
Simon Hume | ... | focus puller |
Sacha Jones | ... | camera trainee |
Simon Lucas | ... | electrician |
Colin Manning | ... | grip |
Keith Manning | ... | grip |
Graham Martyr | ... | first assistant camera / focus puller: second unit |
Richard Merrell | ... | best boy |
Ron Osman | ... | video engineer |
Denis Pollitt | ... | video playback operator |
Bernie Prentice | ... | gaffer: underwater |
Nick Schlesinger | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Gordon Segrove | ... | clapper loader: second unit (as Gordon Seagrove) |
John Sieminski | ... | video engineer |
Mark Silk | ... | camera operator: underwater |
Andy Thomson | ... | crane operator |
Alf Tramontin | ... | steadicam operator |
David Weller | ... | stand-by rigger |
Matt Wesson | ... | clapper loader: underwater |
Michael White | ... | electrician |
Alan Williams | ... | supervising rigger |
Casting Department
Louis Elman | ... | adr voice casting |
Alex Johnson | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Liam Flavell | ... | costume assistant |
Rebekah Griffiths | ... | costume assistant |
Fiona McCann | ... | additional costume assistant |
Jo Measure | ... | additional costume assistant |
Michael Mooney | ... | costume supervisor |
Julie Nethercoat | ... | additional costume assistant (as Julie Nethercote) / additional costume assistant |
Marnie Ormiston | ... | additional costume assistant |
Kate Ellen Stroud | ... | additional costume assistant |
Kirsty Wilkinson | ... | costume assistant |
Nicole Young | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
Rebecca Chambers | ... | assistant location manager |
Thomas Elgood | ... | location manager (as Tom Elgood) |
Adam Richards | ... | location finder |
Nick Williams | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
Jon Bailey | ... | assistant scoring engineer |
Chris Barrett | ... | assistant scoring engineer |
Joshua Bell | ... | musician: solo violin |
Matt Biffa | ... | music clearances: Air-Edel Associates |
Chris Bolster | ... | assistant scoring engineer |
Marcia Crayford | ... | concert mistress |
Vic Fraser | ... | music preparation |
Andrew Glen | ... | music editor (as Andy Glen) |
Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestra contractor |
Jim Henrikson | ... | supervising music editor |
James Horner | ... | orchestrator |
Randy Kerber | ... | orchestrator / synthesizer programmer |
Tony Lewis | ... | assistant music editor |
Barbara McDermott | ... | assistant music editor |
Julyce Monbleaux | ... | music supervisor |
J.A.C. Redford | ... | orchestrator |
Simon Rhodes | ... | music scoring mixer / music scoring recordist |
Randy Spendlove | ... | executive in charge of music |
Ian Underwood | ... | synthesizer programmer |
Jonathan Williams | ... | musician: solo cello |
Paul Edmund-Davies | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
James Horner | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
The London Session Orchestra | ... | musicians: orchestra (uncredited) |
Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Cathy Doubleday | ... | script supervisor |
Ruth Halliday | ... | script clearance |
Transportation Department
Brian Agar | ... | unit driver (as Bryan Agar) |
Simon Barker | ... | unit driver |
Gerry Batson | ... | unit driver |
Brian Claydon | ... | unit driver |
Colin Giffin | ... | unit driver |
Alan Hayter | ... | unit driver |
Chas Hewitt | ... | unit driver |
Stuart Holbury | ... | unit driver |
John Hollywood | ... | unit driver |
Brian Scott Jim | ... | unit driver |
Lenny Jones | ... | unit driver |
Alan Lewandowski | ... | unit driver |
Steve Mitchard | ... | unit driver (as Steven Mitchard) |
Vic Newell | ... | unit driver |
David Ott | ... | unit driver |
Johnny Ott | ... | unit driver |
Steve Rogers | ... | unit driver (as Steven Rogers) |
Linton Small | ... | unit driver |
Tom Terry | ... | unit driver |
Dean Tyler | ... | unit driver |
Guy Bostock | ... | action vehicle coordinator (uncredited) |
Ian Clarke | ... | vehicle technician (uncredited) |
Sean Thornton | ... | picture vehicle technician (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Paul Almond | ... | unit publicist |
Malcolm Auchincloss | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin |
Joanie Blaikie | ... | production executive: BBC Films |
Chris Blyth | ... | caterer: Hot Goblins |
Jo Blyth | ... | caterer: Hot Goblins |
Alison Brister | ... | legal services: The Simkins Partnership |
Abbey Careford | ... | stand-in: Kate Winslet |
Sarah Clark | ... | unit publicist |
Dee Clinton | ... | stand-in: Judi Dench |
Jane Cody | ... | accounting services |
Mel Claus Crawford | ... | production coordinator (as Mel Claus) |
Shaun Crean | ... | caterer: Hot Goblins |
Paul Davis | ... | representative: Intermedia Films |
Nick Drake | ... | representative: Intermedia Films |
John Ensby | ... | laboratory contact |
Will Evans | ... | representative: Intermedia Films |
Megan Gerard | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin |
Jane Gibson | ... | choreographer |
Daisy Gili | ... | production trainee |
Antony Gostyn | ... | legal services: The Simkins Partnership |
Boyd Harvey | ... | insurance: Media Insurance Brokers |
Jere Hausfater | ... | representative: Intermedia Films |
Jane Hawley | ... | production executive: BBC Films |
Joshua C. Hersko | ... | assistant: Scott Rudin |
Kate Hill | ... | production trainee |
John Hocking | ... | stand-in: Jim Broadbent |
Mel Klaus | ... | production coordinator |
Lars Knudsen | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin |
Maurice Landsberger | ... | production accountant |
Paul Landsberger | ... | assistant accountant |
Jamie Laurenson | ... | script executive: BBC Films |
Emma Leslie | ... | assistant: Kate Winslet |
Susie Lewis | ... | assistant: Robert Fox |
Rhys Maitland-Jones | ... | sync rushes |
Ashlee McDonald | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (as Ashlee Burnette) |
Anna Mohr-Pietsch | ... | production trainee |
Adam Morane-Griffiths | ... | production runner |
Leda Nornang | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin |
Charley Parlapanides | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (as Charles Parlapanides) |
Scarlett Peart | ... | unit nurse |
Richard Phillips | ... | accounting services |
Luke Randolph | ... | completion guarantor: for International Film Guarantors |
Robert Regis | ... | stand-in: Hugh Bonneville |
Vicky Riley | ... | assistant coordinator |
Will Rowbotham | ... | assistant: Mr. Rudin / production assistant |
Tracey Scoffield | ... | script executive: BBC Films |
Narges Takesh | ... | story editor |
Jesse Acton Thompson | ... | production runner |
Charlie Waller | ... | floor runner |
Kevin J. Walsh | ... | executive assistant: Mr. Rudin |
Phil Winchester | ... | caterer: Hoit Goblins |
Rebecca Wulff | ... | production trainee |
Tim Haslam | ... | worldwide sales (uncredited) |
Andy Mayson | ... | Intermedia COO (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Fox Iris Productions
- Intermedia Films
- Mirage Enterprises
- Miramax
Distributors
- Buena Vista International (2001) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Miramax (2001) (United States) (theatrical)
- Miramax (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Alliance Atlantis Communications (2002) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (Germany) (theatrical)
- Mediafilm (Italy) (theatrical)
- New Films International (United States) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (United States) (theatrical)
- Primer Plano Film Group (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Shochiku (Japan) (theatrical)
- Vértice 360 (Spain) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2002) (Germany) (DVD) (and VHS)
- Indaco Pictures (2013) (Italy)
- Leeding Media (2012) (China) (video)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Primer Plano Film Group Video (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Primer Plano Film Group Video (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
Special Effects
- The Mill (special effects)
- Cine Image Film Opticals (opticals)
- Snow Business International (snow effects)
Other Companies
- A1 Animals (animal handler)
- ARRI Media (grip equipment)
- Abbey Road Studios (music mixed at)
- Abbey Road Studios (music recorded at)
- Action Cars (action vehicles)
- Air Lyndhurst Studios (music mixed at)
- Air Lyndhurst Studios (music recorded at)
- Air-Edel Associates (music clearances)
- Arion (telecine)
- BBC Television (courtesy of: Tony Blair education speech, Teletubbies, Big Break, Air Show)
- Cine Image Film Opticals (titles)
- Dolby Laboratories (in selected theatres)
- Edit Hire (New Technology) (post-production equipment)
- Global Music Service (music copyist)
- Hot Goblins (catering)
- International Film Guarantors (completion guarantee)
- Kodak (logo)
- Lee Lighting (lighting)
- Louis Elman Amps (adr voice casting)
- MacDonald & Rutter International Publicity (unit publicists)
- Media Insurance Brokers (MIB) (insurance)
- Movietech (camera equipment provided by)
- National Film Trustee Company (world receipts collected and distributed by)
- Pinewood Studios (post-production facilities)
- Pinewood Studios (sound re-recorded at)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Reelsound (sound post-production)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script service)
- Simkins Partnership (legal services)
- Sony Classical (logo)
- Sylvia Wheeler Film Services (negative cutting)
- Synxspeed (sound transfer)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
This movie is based on the life of revered British writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch (Dame Judi Dench), is a story of unlikely yet enduring love. As a young academic, teaching philosophy at Oxford, Murdoch (Kate Winslet) meets and eventually falls in love with fellow professor John Bayley (Hugh Bonneville), a man whose awkwardness seems in stark opposition to the spirited self-confidence of his future wife. The story unfolds as snippets of time, seen through older Bayley's (Jim Broadbent's) eyes. He recalls their first encounter over forty years ago, activities they enjoyed doing together, and Iris' charismatic and individualistic personality. These images portray Murdoch as a vibrant young woman with great intellect and are contrasted with the novelist's later life, after the effects of Alzheimer's disease have ravaged her. Murdoch's great mind deteriorates until she is reduced to a mere vestige of her former self, unable to perform simple tasks and completely reliant on her at times frustrated yet devoted husband. Written by kem |
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Taglines | Her greatest talent was for life See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $5,500,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP378,749, 20 Jan 2002 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | This is the second movie to have two actresses nominated for an Academy Award for playing the same role in the same movie. The first was Titanic (1997). In both movies, Kate Winslet played the younger version in the dual-nominee role. See more » |
Goofs | When John gets his coat caught against the chair at the pub, a boom mic can be seen in the mirror behind him. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in A Look at Iris (2001). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Lark in the Clear Air See more » |
Quotes |
Iris Murdoch:
Education doesn't make you happy. And what is freedom? We don't become happy just because we are free, if we are. Or because we have been educated, if we have. But because education may be the means by which we realize we are happy. It opens our eyes, our ears. Tells use where delights are lurking. Convinces us that there is only one freedom of any importance whatsoever: that of the mind. And give us the assurance, the confidence, to walk the path our mind, our educated mind, offers. See more » |