Iris

Dir. Richard Eyre · R · 90 min · 02/06/2026

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The love story of philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, framing her life through the lens of Alzheimer’s. Judi Dench and Kate Winslet share the role. A heartbreaking, beautiful portrait of a brilliant woman’s decline and her husband’s devotion.

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