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The Resource Iris, Miramax Films, BBC Films, Intermedia Films present a Mirage Enterprises, Robert Fox/Scott Rudin production of a Richard Eyre film ; producers, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin ; writers, Richard Eyre, Charles Wood ; director, Richard Eyre

Iris, Miramax Films, BBC Films, Intermedia Films present a Mirage Enterprises, Robert Fox/Scott Rudin production of a Richard Eyre film ; producers, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin ; writers, Richard Eyre, Charles Wood ; director, Richard Eyre

Label
Iris
Title
Iris
Statement of responsibility
Miramax Films, BBC Films, Intermedia Films present a Mirage Enterprises, Robert Fox/Scott Rudin production of a Richard Eyre film ; producers, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin ; writers, Richard Eyre, Charles Wood ; director, Richard Eyre
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Additional physical form
Also issued on VHS.
Awards note
Academy Awards, USA, 2002: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jim Broadbent)
Cataloging source
TEF
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Iris (Motion picture : 2001)
Credits note
Director of photography, Roger Pratt ; editor, Martin Walsh ; music composed & conducted by James Horner ; costume designer, Ruth Myers ; production designer, Gemma Jackson
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Language note
Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1958-
  • 1943-
  • 1932-2020
  • 1934-
  • 1946-
  • 1951-
  • 1925-2015
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Fox, Robert
  • Rudin, Scott
  • Eyre, Richard
  • Wood, Charles
  • Dench, Judi
  • Broadbent, Jim
  • Winslet, Kate
  • Bonneville, Hugh
  • Wilton, Penelope
  • Pratt, Roger
  • Walsh, Martin
  • Horner, James
  • Myers, Ruth
  • Jackson, Gemma
  • Bayley, John
  • Miramax Films
  • BBC Films
  • Intermedia Films
  • Mirage Enterprises (Firm)
  • Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
91
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Murdoch, Iris
  • Bayley, John
  • Videodiscs
  • Women novelists, English
  • Alzheimer's disease
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
Iris, Miramax Films, BBC Films, Intermedia Films present a Mirage Enterprises, Robert Fox/Scott Rudin production of a Richard Eyre film ; producers, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin ; writers, Richard Eyre, Charles Wood ; director, Richard Eyre
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001
  • 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
  • Special features: a look at "Iris"; a special message from David Hyde Pierce; Alzheimer's Association honors "Iris" and Jim Broadbent
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
805763
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Isbn
9780788834578
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936178272
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
25749
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 805763
  • (OCoLC)49231547
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Iris, Miramax Films, BBC Films, Intermedia Films present a Mirage Enterprises, Robert Fox/Scott Rudin production of a Richard Eyre film ; producers, Robert Fox, Scott Rudin ; writers, Richard Eyre, Charles Wood ; director, Richard Eyre
Publication
Note
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001
  • 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
  • Special features: a look at "Iris"; a special message from David Hyde Pierce; Alzheimer's Association honors "Iris" and Jim Broadbent
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
805763
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (91 min.)
Isbn
9780788834578
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936178272
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
25749
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 805763
  • (OCoLC)49231547
System details
DVD
Video recording format
DVD

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