Iris (2001)
Release Year: 2001
Nation: United Kingdom, United States of America
Alternative Title: Iris: Recuerdos imborrables, Poèmes pour Iris, Iris - Egy csodálatos női elme, Iris V'John, Iris - Un amore vero, Ajris, Айрис
Director: Richard Eyre
Writer: Charles Wood, John Bayley, Richard Eyre
Summary
Iris is a biographical drama based on the true story of renowned British writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch. The film chronicles her lifelong romance with husband John Bayley, from their student days to her battle with Alzheimer's disease. Directed by Richard Eyre, the movie explores themes of love, aging, and the effects of dementia through a non-linear narrative, with older John Bayley (Jim Broadbent) reflecting on their past. Iris' charismatic personality and intellectual prowess contrast starkly with her later life, reduced to dependence due to Alzheimer's.