Shadowlands Poster

Shadowlands (1993)

PG 12/25/1993 Drama, Romance 2h 11m
69%
User
Score
7.3/10
100%

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.

Richard Attenborough

Director

William Nicholson

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

C. S. 'Jack' Lewis

Debra Winger

Debra Winger

Joy Gresham

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Warnie Lewis

John Wood

John Wood

Christopher Riley

Michael Denison

Michael Denison

Harry Harrington

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Dr Craig

Matthew Delamere

Matthew Delamere

Simon Chadwick

Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes

Desmond Arding

Julian Firth

Julian Firth

Father John Fisher

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Media

Shadowlands - Trailer - 1993

Shadowlands - Trailer - 1993

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on September 27, 2022

**Hopkins and Attenborough in an emotional and feeling-filled work.**

When I decided to see this movie, I knew little about the life of the writer C. S. Lewis, who I only knew from having written the books "The Chronicles of Narnia". And I confess that, in order to fully understand the film and also be able to write something about it, I had the curiosity and interest to read one thing or two about him. For example, I was very impressed by his deep connection to the university and his closeness to J. R. R. Tolkien, who is also the author of a great work of fiction. In fact, thinking about it, it is interesting to see how their works share a lot of points of contact, subtle similarities. But that's a thing for another review.

The film focuses on Lewis' life and, especially, on his lov...

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