Shadowlands tv movie, a 1985 bbc tv movie about the relationship between c. He went on to say that debra winger in the hollywood version of shadowlands gave the best portayal of his mothershe recieved an academy award nomination for her work. Lewis joss ackland is an oxford academic in his 50s, riding high on the success of his series of narnia childrens books. Shadowlands resources eternal perspective ministries. Shadowlands script transcript from the screenplay andor. Dry old stick cs lewis anthony hopkins discovers emotional commitment with spirited american joy gresham debra winger just as she discovers she has terminal cancer, in richard attenboroughs filming of the william nicholson play lewis, author of the chronicles of narnia, was an oxford don, and the film naturally includes many of the universitys landmarks. I had seen this movie years ago but after rereading a couple of lewiss books, and visiting his home, the kilns in oxford, i wanted to see the movie again. Shadowlands soundtrack from 1993, composed by george fenton. When he begins corresponding with an american, joy gresham. Lewis and his marriage to joy davidman gresham and directed by sir richard attenborough, was released in the united states on christmas day, 1993. Lewis learns joy has terminal canceremotions he has written about, but never experienced. It was directed by richard attenborough with a screenplay by william nicholson based on his 1985 television film and 1989 stage play of. Aug 07, 20 not quite a decade later, anthony hopkins, debra winger, and edward hardwicke who plays lewiss brother warnie made a full length film called shadowlands two hours and 20 some minutes. Aug 25, 2014 the film also did well to spread messages of faith taken from c.
Mar 11, 2020 i read cs lewis a lot, especially during my morning devotional time. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the shadowlands movie on. Lewis, a worldrenowned christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet joy gresham from the u. One wishes that the scriptwriter had delved into lewis s writing on pain. With anthony hopkins, debra winger, julian fellowes, roddy mauderoxby. The acting is splendid, the script is literate, and the production design is. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any. Lewis, an accurate portrayal of his life and his relationship with joy davidman i had mixed feelings about this movie. I love reading all of his books as well as books by him and watching shows movies about him. Thanks to brilliant performances from debra winger and especially anthony hopkins, shadowlands is a deeply moving portrait of british scholar c. Lewis and a divorced american woman named joy gresham. S lewis and the american poet joy gresham and her son douglas.
Lewis through the shadowlands includes both, a 90minute television version and 73minute abridged version. As a coda to his book, the problem of pain, shadowlands the movie shows the viewer how c. Lewis says that when he prays because he cant help himself not to get any gain. This lavishly mounted adaptation of the play by william nicholson tells the.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of shadowlands. Watch shadowlands 1985 full movie free online streaming. Lewis, a worldrenowned christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a. Lewis and american poet joy davidman, her death from cancer, and how this challenged lewis s christian faith. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. The shadowlands movie makes lewis much more human from the start and gives him different forums in which to express his humanity. Lewis, to be sure, did not become an agnostic in the face of this tragedy. Shadowlands 1993 film, a 1993 adaptation of the william nicholson play. But when joy is diagnosed with cancer, lewis s christian faith is put to the testhe cannot fathom why their happiness together would be so drastically challenged.
Released by angel in 1994 cdq 72435 55093 2 1 containing music from shadowlands 1993. Lewis story is a very heartwarming story and the movie shadowlands with anthony hopkins was excellent. With hopkins in the lead, and attenboroughs attention to detail, this movie is. On the one hand, i very much liked certain aspects of it. Apparently this was a pbs broadcast and the dvd did not come out good, therefore, i would not recommend this version to anyone. Dec 29, 1993 shadowlands is the unlikely love story of c. In a moving scene, he brings a minister to her bedside to repeat their marriage ceremony with vows promised to god. I want to see the one with anthony hopkins as lewis to compare. Lewis, love was a foriegn entity of unrequital dimension, entering his emotional psyche like a piercing, unidentified, flying object. Lewis sir anthony hopkins is the author of the chronicles of narnia books. I pray because the need flows out of me, waking and sleeping. The love, grief, pain, and sorrow were so shattering to lewis that his basic christian beliefs, magnificently communicated in his many books, were now called into serious doubt. Shadowlands, a movie very loosely based on the life of c. An american fan, joy gresham debra winger, arrives to meet him for tea in oxford.
The story of cs lewis, and joy davidman whom he met and married late in life. Being a lewis fan, i will admit, i am probably more biased towards liking this movie in general. Shadowlands video game, 1992 computer role playing game published by domark. Best known for writing the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, lewis anthony hopkins is living comfortably as a respected oxford don, his academic lifestyle a kind of. A stageplay of the same title by william nicholson had been produced by the bbc in 1988 and has been shown on pbs in america since then. Even so, shadowlands is well worth a visit, but had this film done as much justice to lewis faith as it does to his humanity, it would have been a masterpiece not just a superb and moving love story. Through the shadowlands is a gripping saga of first love between two unsuspecting participants who become gathered together by shared interest. Whether you read more csl or not, this is a love story the world always needs a. Shadowlands is the story, based on fact, of an autumnal romance involving the british writer c.
Ive wanted to read this book for years as i have always been impressed with the life and mind and writings of c. Lewiss, late in life marriage and experience with love and loss. Through the shadowlands dvd through the shadowlands is a heartwrenching tale of love, loss, and rebirth. This movie chronicles the heartbreak of lewis, the devastating doubts that. The divorcee develops a relationship with cs lewis that continues to deepen until they get married. He is both a man of deep christian faith, as well as a very educated apologist. Is life but a shadow the shadowlands ben witherington. The play limits lewis interactions to warnie, his colleagues, joy and illnessrelated people like doctors, and douglas. Known as jack, he teaches at oxford during the 1950s.
Lewis and american poet joy davidman, her death from cancer, and how this challenged lewiss christian faith. Not quite a decade later, anthony hopkins, debra winger, and edward hardwicke who plays lewiss brother warnie made a full length film called shadowlands two hours and 20 some minutes. This movie chronicles the heartbreak of lewis, the devastating doubts. Lewis reacts when sudden tragedy strikes him down through the suffering and death of his wife joy. Regrettably, in grappling with lewis loss, shadowlands drops the ball.
At the cs lewis institute in the wash dc area in a presentation on cs lewis his stepson douglas grisham said that joss ackland gave an accurate portrayal of lewis. It was directed by richard attenborough with a screenplay by william nicholson based on his 1985 television film and 1989 stage play of the same name. Lewis, and his brief but tragic love affair with joy davidman gresham. In the movie, lewis colleagues praise him and affirm that c. Finally, the shadowlands script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the anthony hopkins and debra winger movie about c. Anthony hopkins a brilliant actor by any measure and debra winger do a masterful job at acting in this depiction of c.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing shadowlands near you. A stageplay of the same title by william nicholson had been produced by the bbc in 1988 and has been shown on pbs. Lewis, the irishborn writer and lecturer whose theological works and chronicles of narnia books are invoked here, and the american poet joy. Largely unknown to the big public, this is the true story of cs lewis tragic lovestory with an americanjewish much younger poet whom he ended up marrying and caring for until her early passing, while for most of his life lewis had been an oldschool british university professor. Lewis and joy davidson shadowlands play, a stage play adapted from the 1985 tv movie by william nicholson about c. In the movie about his life, shadowlands, one of his students makes a remark to him about our desire to read and reach out to the world beyond our four walls, stating, we read to know were not. Shadowlands, a nonfiction book on a scientific theory by. Was the shadowlands movie, starring anthony hopkins as c. Lewis in person, shadowlands brings lewis and his world to life in a new way.
But the movie also explores the deep questions of faith c. Joss ackland, claire bloom, rupert baderman, rhys hopkins, alan macnaughton, tim preece, norman stone. Shadowlands 1993 dvd is an excellent drama that holds up well some 20 years later. With joss ackland, claire bloom, david waller, rupert baderman. Lewis, played by anthony hopkins, is a well known and highly respected writer, scholar and instructor. Richard attenborough in shadowlands 1993 anthony hopkins and debra. The acting is splendid, the script is literate, and the production design is firstrate. The lewises enjoy a satisfying but brief time together.
Shadowlands dvd is a terrific drama with a solid script, direction, lead performances, cinematography and set design. Shadowlands play, a tv film adapted for the stage by william nicholson about c. Anthony hopkins is superb as c s lewis and i couldnt imagine anyone else playing joy gresham. Lewis assumes responsibility for her care and falls in love. Hastings street, camden, london nw1 oxford railway station has been completely modernised since the films setting of the 1950s, so the railway scenes used britains only perfectly preserved mainline steam facility, the great central railway, at loughborough central station. And if you havent read much of his work, shadowlands is a beautiful story, well done, superbly acted, and might help you get into the whole body of work. Lewis and a divorced american poet named joy gresham. For those of us who never had the rare privilege of meeting c. Shadowlands is a 1993 film about the middleaged british bachelor writer and professor c. Through the shadowlands cs lewis dvd christian movies. If youre a cs lewis fan you have probably read enough of his writings to have a background for this movie. Lewis, an accurate portrayal of his life and his relationship with joy davidman. Lewis through the shadowlands includes both, a 90minute television version and 73.
Shadowlands directed by richard attenborough 1 minutes pg rating commentary by kevin miller. Written by william nicholson based on a script by brian sibley and norman stone. Shadowlands is a 1993 british biographical drama film about the relationship between academic c. Noted author and scholar finds love, then must endure its loss. Lewis and his wife joy ends tragically with her death from cancer, leaving his spiritual beliefs in dire crisis. Attenborough, here are five great quotes from shadowlands. In addition to those people, the movie also shows lewis with students he teaches at oxford. Lewis, and his brief but tragic love affair with joy davidman. Shadowlands 1993 had previously been filmed as a wellregarded british television movie in 1985 starring joss ackland as lewis. Lewis strong faith in christ, to which he devoted his lifes work, was greatly shaken after the loss of his wife, joy. Shadowlands dvd is an elegant drama and has hopkins working during the period of some of his most prolific work as actor. Information and translations of shadowlands in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. According to our pals at wikipedia, shadowlands is a 1993 british biographical drama film about the relationship between irish academic c.
Together, they find a way to accept and honor the time they have shared together, and under the sensitive direction of richard attenborough, shadowlands arrives at a conclusion that. You can tell the movie it is a product of its time and probably did not have a very big budget. Jan 01, 1985 shadowlands doesnt have all the deep thoughts and summaries of situations of sbj but it s a great way to get to know cs lewis and the people he cared most and with joy in the pages it adds the romance element sbj lacks. The references to the writers views on pain are very repetitive in shadowlands.