Iris
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Iris
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, March 31, 2002 - 07:57 pm     Whoa!!! How did this one escape an Academy Award nomination? Saw it today. It tells the life story of the late Dame Iris Murdoch and is based on her husband John Bayley's memoirs, Iris: A Memoir and Elegy For Iris. Iris led a rather extraordinary life for the times and lived life with a gusto. The film left me wrung out. Judi Dench was fantastic, as was Jim Broadbent who played the elder version of her husband. Kate Winslet who played the younger Iris did a magnificent job, as did the actor who played the younger husband. If you go, take lots of tissues. |
Donut | Monday, April 01, 2002 - 12:24 am     jujufruit,dont know if you knew this, but jim broadbent ran away unexpectedly with the best supp. actor Oscar, and kate winslett was nominated but lost. |
Donut | Monday, April 01, 2002 - 12:26 am     oh yeah, and judy dench got nom for best actress, and screenplay may have been in there too |
Spygirl | Monday, April 01, 2002 - 06:26 am     Took the words right out of my mouth, Donut.  |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, April 01, 2002 - 07:38 am     Thanks, Donut, I meant nomination for best picture, which I consider perhaps wrongly to be the most important Oscar. I knew Judi Dench was nominated, as well she should have been. I didn't actively know about Winslet or Broadbent, but I might have turned the television on in time to see some old guy getting an award, and didn't know what it was about, and that was probably Broadbent. He sure as heck deserved it, and I am glad he got it. His performance alone makes it worth seeing the movie. Again, be forewarned to take plenty of handkerchiefs. There were people openly sobbing. Don't know as I have ever seen that in a movie before. I was the only person in the theater who got up to leave when the credits came on. I expect the others were staying to compose themselves. |
Weinermr | Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 09:42 pm     We rented this one earlier in the week. I'm glad I was home watching it, because I'd rather do my crying in the comfort of my own home. Judi Dench was great, as she always is. She's such a talented actress. The movie was fantastic, albeit terribly sad. The younger version of her husband did a terrific job matching his speech patterns and mannerisms to Jim Broadbent who acted the older version of her husband. You can't go wrong with Judi Dench. |
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