Shadowlands (1993)

Directed by

Richard Attenborough

Genre

drama film, biographical film, melodrama

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 311 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British academic and a Jewish poet begin a friendship that deepens into love. They face her terminal illness together. The loss tests his lifelong Christian faith.

emotionalbittersweetintimateslow-pacedcontemplativepoignantromanticmelancholicgraceful

What happens

Shadowlands is a 1993 biographical drama film about the relationship between academic C. S. Lewis (played by Anthony Hopkins) and Jewish American poet Joy Davidman (played by Debra Winger), her death from cancer, and how this challenged his Christianity. It is loosely based on Lewis's own account in his book A Grief Observed. The film was directed by Richard Attenborough with a screenplay by William Nicholson based on his 1985 television film and 1989 stage play. The 1985 script began life as I Call It Joy written for Thames Television by Brian Sibley and Norman Stone. Sibley later wrote the book Shadowlands: The True Story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman. The film won the 1993 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. The film marked the last film appearance of English actor Michael Denison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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