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| Julian Fellowes | ... | Desmond Arding | |
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Roddy Maude-Roxby | ... | Arnold Dopliss |
| Michael Denison | ... | Harry Harrington | |
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Andrew Seear | ... | Bob Chafer |
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Tim McMullan | ... | Nick Farrell |
| John Wood | ... | Christopher Riley | |
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Andrew Hawkins | ... | Rupert Parrish |
| Peter Howell | ... | College President | |
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Jack Lewis | |
| Edward Hardwicke | ... | Warnie Lewis | |
| Robert Flemyng | ... | Claude Bird | |
| James Frain | ... | Peter Whistler | |
| Toby Whithouse | ... | Frith | |
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C.S. Lewis (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is the author of the "Chronicles of Narnia" books. Known as Jack, he teaches at Oxford during the 1950s. An American fan, Joy Gresham (Debra Winger), arrives to meet him for tea in Oxford. It is the beginning of a love affair. Tragically, Joy becomes terminally ill and their lives become complicated. Written by Matthew Stanfield <mattst@cogs.susx.ac.uk>
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He distanced himself from love as he distanced himself from pain, until one woman got close enough to open his heart to the world. See more »Parents Guide:
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UKLanguage:
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14 January 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$22,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$25,842,000Company Credits
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Price Entertainment, Spelling Films International, Shadowlands Productions See more »
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Joy: Well, if it does, sue him.
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Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
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After Joy's death, C.S. Lewis kept notes on his grief, which he published as "A Grief Observed" under a pseudonym. See more »Goofs
As C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham climb to the turret of the college in order to admire the Oxford skyline, a 1960s-style towerblock is briefly visible in the distance. See more »Quotes
Douglas Gresham: [Reading Jack's inscription from his Narnia book] The magic never ends.Joy: Well, if it does, sue him.
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Referenced in Star Stories: Jennifer Aniston: The One Where Jen's Husband Dumps Her for a Total Bitch (2006) See more »Soundtracks
Toccata and Fugue in D(uncredited)
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Shadowlands
DIRECTION 48% Sweet and natural looking period drama.
ACTING 86% You can't go wrong with Hopkins and the other supports don't distract from this man.
EDITING/SPECIAL EFFECTS 15% Not needed here that much.
PLOT 87% A true story about C. S. Lewis.
STRONG WORDS AND VIOLENCE ETC N/A.
MUSIC 92% Classical variations to bring the BIG church traditional music to life and glorious wonder.
SOUND 10% Natural sounds for natural people.
HOOKABILITY 79% Love the music, love the start!
LASTABILITY 85% If you don't already know the story you will want to see the end.
OVERALL 82% Good adaptation of a true story, not disappointing but could have been better if more of his personal christian experiences were related to the viewer.