Judi Dench gives the performance of a lifetime as author Iris Murdoch, who eventually developed Alzheimer's disease. She really gets into the role, as she's done with every one of her performances with which I'm familiar. Jim Broadbent won Best Supporting Actor playing her husband John Bayley, who loves her but often gets frustrated by her mental condition. This is certainly a movie that I recommend to everyone. Also starring Kate Winslet as young Iris, and Hugh Bonneville as young John.
I still remember when Jim Broadbent won his Oscar. The next day, we were hiking up an Indian dwelling in Bandalier, New Mexico (it was spring break), and I was thinking: "When people heard that, I bet that most of them were thinking "Jim who?".
I still remember when Jim Broadbent won his Oscar. The next day, we were hiking up an Indian dwelling in Bandalier, New Mexico (it was spring break), and I was thinking: "When people heard that, I bet that most of them were thinking "Jim who?".