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Shadowlands

1993

Richard Attenborough

Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Joseph Mazzello, Edward Hardwicke ...

7.4

8,148

Romance. Drama Based on a true story, C S Lewis (Anthony Hopkins) is a world renowned writer and professor. Unmarried he leads a gentlemans life filled by intellectual pursuits, remaining untouched by any great passion, until he meets Joy Gresham (Debra Winger). A feisty, abrasive New York divorcee, Joy's sharp edged no-nonsense attitude takes Lewis by surprise. Slowly he opens his heart to this woman, and their romance shatters the walls of his ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Intelligent, moving and beautifully acted (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Emanuel Levy Variety	"Superlative acting by Hopkins and Winger elevates this fictionalized late-in-life romance"	POS
United States	Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"William Nicholson's screenplay brims with substance and wit, though it's essentially a soap opera"	NEU

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