Iris
(DVD)
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Published
Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002], c2001.
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf | |
Atascadero Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | Checked Out | April 2, 2024 |
Morro Bay Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | Checked Out | April 2, 2024 |
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Published
Burbank, Calif. : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002], c2001.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
UPC
786936178272, 031398150718
Notes
General Note
Based on the books Iris : a memoir and elegy for Iris and Iris and her friends : a memoir of memory and desire by John Bayley.
General Note
Special features: a look at "Iris"; a special message from David Hyde Pierce; Alzheimer's Association honors "Iris" and Jim Broadbent.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music composed & conducted by James Horner ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Gemma Jackson.
Participants/Performers
Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton.
Description
Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris--ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal--to the elder Iris--slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer's.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued on VHS.
System Details
DVD format.
Language
Includes French dubbed version.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 2002: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jim Broadbent)
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