Shadowlands (1993)
- Starring:
- Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Attenborough
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Shadowlands
This lavishly mounted adaptation of the play by William Nicholson tells the true story of the doomed love affair between novelist and noted Christian scholar C.S. Lewis and a Jewish-American poet. Anthony Hopkins stars as C.S. "Jack" Lewis, an Oxford professor and successful author of the Chronicles of Narnia series of children's fantasy novels. A confirmed bachelor, Jack's existence is an inward life of the mind. Somewhat detached from the world, his only social outlet is evenings out at a local pub discussing philosophy and religion with his fellow lecturers. Jack has been corresponding with a bluntly intelligent American woman, Joy Gresham (Debra Winger), who arrives to visit him, with her young son Douglas (Joseph Mazzello) in tow. She tells Jack that she has actually fled from an abusive marriage and plans to divorce, and Jack astonishes friends and family by agreeing to a platonic marriage with Joy so that she can obtain British citizenship. As their friendship deepens and Joy discovers that she has a terminal illness, the relationship between Joy and Jack becomes a genuine romance, and their marriage turns into a real commitment. Shadowlands (1993) had previously been filmed as a well-regarded British television movie in 1985 starring Joss Ackland as Lewis. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 133 mins
Complete Cast of Shadowlands
- Anthony Hopkins - Jack Lewis
- Edward Hardwicke - Warnie Lewis
- John Wood - Christopher Riley
- Joseph Mazzello - Douglas Gresham
- Andrew Hawkins - Rupert Parrish
- Gerald Sim - Superintendent Registrar
- James Frain - Peter Whistler
- Sylvia Barter - Woman in Bookshop
- Robert Flemyng - Claude Bird
- Andrew Seear - Bob Chafer
- Roddy Maude-Roxby - Arnold Dopliss
- Charles Simon - Barker
- Karen Lewis - Hotel Receptionist
- Julian Fellowes - Desmond Arding
- Alan Talbot - College Porter
- Pauline Melville - Committee Chairwoman
- John Quentin - Station Acquaintance
- Debra Winger - Joy Gresham
- Michael Denison - "Harry" Harrington
- Peter Firth - Dr. Craig
- Chris Williams - Julian
- Sophie Stanton - Lecture Committee
- Julian Firth - Father John Fisher
- Walter Sparrow - Fred Paxford
- Giles Oldershaw - Marcus
- Terry Rowley - Registrar
- Abigail Harrison - Staff Nurse
- Norman Bird - Taxi Driver Witness
- Tim McMullan - Nick Farrell
- Howard Lew Lewis - Tea Room Waiter
- Peter Howell - College President
- Ninka Scott - Lecture Committee
- Pat Keen - Mrs. Young
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths - Dr. Eddie Monk
- Director(s):
- Richard Attenborough
- Writer(s):
- William Nicholson
- Producer(s):
- Brian Eastman, Richard Attenborough
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Suitable for Children)
- 1994 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Alexander Korda Award
- 1993 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actor
- 1993 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Alexander Korda Award
- 1994 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best British Film
- 1992 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor
- 1993 - National Board of Review - Best Actor
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