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Shadowlands

1993 · 131 min

A quiet, tender study of a reserved man opening to love and grief, moving without sentimentality.

Tagline
He distanced himself from love as he distanced himself from pain, until one woman got close enough to open his heart to the world.
Overview
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • faith
  • identity
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Richard Attenborough
Written by
William Nicholson
Starring
Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Edward Hardwicke, John Wood, Michael Denison, Peter Firth, Matthew Delamere, Julian Fellowes
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
Roger Pratt
Runtime
131 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
German, English

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