Starring Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Bonnville, Samuel West, Pauline McLynn and Penelope Wilton. Written by Sir Richard Eyre and Charles Wood Produced by Robert Fox and Scott Rudin Directed by Sir Richard Eyre Trailer: Quicktime (Various Res) Clips: Quicktime One | Two View the trailer:

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Released by Miramax
ETA:
Plot: This film covers writer Iris Murdoch's and John Bayley's first encounter
more than 40 years ago while teaching together at Oxford, their marriage together and the writer's subsequent struggle with Alzheimer's disease. (Amiring Kate)

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5/12/01
Updated page with links to two clips from the movie (see top of page) and also the theatrical trailer (again, see above). Also added the poster for the movie featuring both Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in the role of Iris.

7/6/01
Discover Kate alerted us today to a press release that BBC Films did for Iris Click Here to read it

1/6/01
A little more news, this came in from 'Nick' earlier on today, "Additional cast for Iris are Samuel West and Pauline McLynn, while the producers are Robert Fox and Scott Rudin" (Thanks to Nick)


21/5/01
Page created. This biopic of writer Iris Murdoch see's Kate Winslet and Judi Dench playing the title role. Winslet will play Murdoch in her younger days while Judi Dench will play the writer in her later years.

Iris is being co-produced by the BBC. The Beeb are trying to make bigger budget movie to lure British talent back from Hollywood. Iris is the first of these co-productions between the BBC and Hollywood production company Cobalt Media. 'Marla' found this article;

'BBC head of film, David Thompson, has drawn up a wish list of directors including Ridley Scott (Gladiator), John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) and Jon Amiel (Entrapment). Other Hollywood-based British directors will also be approached by Mr Thompson. Nearly all the Brits now used by the big Hollywood studios started their careers with the BBC. The move was made possible by an extraordinary deal engineered by the senior BBC executive, Alan Yentob, with the Beverly Hills production company Cobalt Media. The American company is putting about pounds 90m into the partnership and BBC Films about pounds 3m. Yet the BBC will retain 50 per cent of the profits because it will supply the expertise. This not only means the BBC can make big- budget films, it also means the corporation can make big money... The BBC has already tried to get American co-producers for its latest slate of films. Iris, the forthcoming film about Iris Murdoch starring Dame Judi Dench, and Kate Winslet as Ms Murdoch when she was young, has an American co-producer.'