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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
lovely movie A lovely film. And a tearjerker. This had been on my film list for a while so when a friend lent it to me I jumped at the chance. As a child I loved the books of C.S. Lewis and was devestated to see he had such a sad life going through so much pain with the woman he loved. It's a touching and heartwarming film that will really make you think about your partner and how much you care about them.
A nice cosy story... The real life story of Oxford based writer C.Lewis and American author lady. A nice film for Sunday afternoons. The surroundings of the Oxford style life is well given. Praise to supporting actor Edward Hardwicke (from the Jeremy Brett series of Sherlock Holmes)
Ignores some very important aspects of the real story, such as Jack's struggle to marry Joy and their healing 'miracle'. I loved the version of Jack and Joy's story as portrayed by Joss Ackland and Claire Bloom, having read and been very moved by the original. However, the script for this version has been altered so much that it presents a serious distortion of the truth. Small examples: Joy had two sons; here she has only one. Why? Joy didn't move to London; she moved straight to Oxford from the USA - why change it? But the most important objection is to the circumstances surrounding their marriage and their... more info
Up there with Remains of the Day Praise indeed but on my first viewing of Richard Attenboroughs beautifully paced drama set mainly at Magdelanes college in Oxford this account of Professor of English and author of the Narnia books C S Lewis love and loss is magnificently directed. Mr Hopkins plays the role of the confirmed bachelor living with his brother most convincinly.As i have already said the pace of the film is very slow but beautifully directed. Debra Winger easily deserved Oscar nomination for her role as admirer Joy... more info
