Iris Region 1 DVD
Iris is released August 20, 2002. It includes a 14 minute featurette including cast interviews.

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The Iris Soundtrack. According to Tracksounds James Horner's Iris is a "must have" and you will find it an "irresistible treat to play over and over".

The Iris Soundtrack

'Elegy for Iris' by John Bayley. This book featuring the Iris movie poster is available for a limitted time only making it "great for collecting".

'Elegy for Iris' Movie Poster Edition

Kate Winslet

Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress

Bafta nomination for Actress in a Supporting Role

Golden Globe nomination for 'Best Supporting Actress'

Named 'Best Supporting Actress' of the year by LA Film Critics.

Nominated for the Golden Satellite Awards for 'Best Supporting Actress'.

Named 'Best Supporting Actress' of the year by critics Andrew Sarris and Emanuel Levy.

Judi Dench

Academy Award nomination for Best Actress

Bafta nomination for Actress in a Leading Role

Golden Globe Award nomination for 'Best Actress'

Nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for 'Best Actress'

Jim Broadbent

Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor

Bafta nomination for Actor in a Leading Role

Winner of the Golden Globe Award for 'Best Supporting Actor'.

Named 'Best Supporting Actor' of the year by the National Board of Review (recognizing his work in Moulin Rouge and Iris).

Nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for 'Best Supporting Actor' for his work in Iris and Moulin Rouge.

Hugh Bonneville

Winner of the Best Young Actor Prize at the Berlin Film Festival

Nominated for a Bafta for Actor in a Supporting Role

The Movie

Bafta nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay

Bafta nomination for the Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year

Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking by the National Board of Review.

Kate Winslet in an undated promotional pic for Iris.

Introduction

Release Dates

U.K. - January 18, 2002
Australia - January 31, 2002
Ireland - February 1, 2002
Canada - February 1, 2002
USA - February 15, 2002

Eleanor Bron - Principal
Angela Morant - Hostess
Penelope Wilton - Janet Stone
Siobhan Hayes - Check-Out Girl
Juliet Aubrey - Young Janet Stone
Joan Bakewell - BBC Presenter
Nancy Carroll (II) - BBC PA
Kris Marshall - Dr. Gudgeon
Tom Mannion - Neurologist
Derek Hutchinson - Postman
Samuel West - Young Maurice
Timothy West - Maurice
Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Director: Sir Richard Eyre
Screenplay:Sir Richard Eyre and Charles Wood
Producers: Scott Rudin and Robert Fox
Executive Producers: Sydney Pollack and Anthony Minghella for Mirage Enterprises, Guy East for Intermedia, David M. Thompson for BBC Films, Harvey Weinstein for Miramax and Tom Hedley.

Iris on Release Tomorrow! The Buena Vista disc hits the street tomorrow. Read the DVD File review for more info on the disc's features. 19.August

Buena Vista Anounces Iris DVD Release Buena Vista anounced the dvd release for Iris to be on August 20, 2002 and it will include a behind the scenes featurette. 2.April

Box Office From Variety -- Miramax's "Iris" biopic added five theaters this weekend for a total 141 and grossed $420,000, or $2,978 per venue, for a $3.1 million cume. 18.March

Judi Dench Not Jaded Judi Dench talks about her fourth Oscar nomination and her most difficult film to date, Iris. 13.March

Box Office From Variety -- Miramax biopic "Iris" expanded to 136 theaters to pluck $530,000, or $3,900 per venue, for a $2.4 million cume. 11.March

Iris Photo Gallery Updated I've added one great new photo of Kate Winslet as Iris and several Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent pictures. 8.March

Boston Globe Review Yet another review. This one originally published in February, however, I hapenned across it today after having seen the film last night. This review express some of what I felt for the movie which is truly beautiful. I'm glad Kate chose it! 7.March

Box Office From Variety -- Miramax expanded Iris Murdoch biopic "Iris" by 79 engagements to a total 120 and grossed an estimated $575,000. Perf repped an average $4,800 per playdate and paged cume to $1.6 million. [Iris was #27 in the Box Office last weekend.] March 4, 2002

New Review Added I don't wish to bore you with too many reviews, but this one is particularly nice and from Zaire! 4.March

Box Office Miramax's Iris Murdoch biopic "Iris" -- which drew acting nominations for Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent and Kate Winslet -- returned over the weekend to gross $390,000 from 31 engagements, an impressive $12,580 per playdate. The picture previously saw a small Academy-consideration run. (Reuters Box Office report for February 15-17). February 19, 2002

New IRIS Review (Boston Phoenix) A fairly neutral review which brings up the reasons that Iris is better than A Beautiful Mind, but rests with the fact that living people portrayed in films is undesirable. February 14, 2002.

Iris to Screen On Valentine's Day According to the Boston Globe Iris will be kicking off the Provincetown International Film Festival (their 4th annual event). February 10, 2002.

Kate on the Today Show Kate Winslet talks to Katie Couric on the challenge of playing the younger Judi Dench. 24.January.

Kate Winslet talks Iris This is an interview by Joan Krzys published in today's Australian Telegraph. It is from an earlier interview, but contains some new quotes. 24.January.

Entertainment Weekly's Oscar Picks Entertainment Weekly picks Kate Winslet for an Oscar. Read on! 22.January.

Congratulations Jim Broadbent! Our congratulations go out to Jim Broadbent who won his category for his work in Iris. 20.January.

Guardian Review A new positive review has been added to the Iris site today. 18.January.

Soundtrack Review! Filmtracks gives James Horner's soundtrack for Iris 3 stars. 17.January.

Two new positive reviews! There are two new reviews from the UK this week, both positive!! BBC Review and The Times 17.January.

Iris' Godson Reviews the film For this godson the film was like a chance to see Iris Murdoch again. Read his review from The Times. 14.January.

March 15, 2001 - NPR Radio Interview - Kate Winslet revealed her involvement in 'Iris' during a radio interview on a program called 'Fresh Air'.

"And then I'm going to be shooting a movie with Judi Dench, in about a months time, called Iris. Which is about the life of Iris Murdoch. Who died sadly of really chronic Alzheimers. And I'm playing the young Iris, I play the young Judi Dench."

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Interviews with the Cast

The following are quotes from interviews with Kate Winslet, and Judi Dench about Iris. These appear to have taken place on the set of Iris after completing the shoot. They are part of the Iris press kit shared with Discover Kate by Miramax Films. If you would like to read them all of the interview excerpts click here.

Kate Winslet (Young Iris)

"I feel really lucky to have played this part because Iris was such an interesting character. Its role in which I very much had to be on the ball. The one thing that people have said about her across the board is that she just had the most incredibly free spirit. A real liver of life."

Judi Dench (Iris Murdoch)

"I think the relationship between John and Iris is really amazing. I do really think of this film as a love story. The two of them were curiously put together in a kind of wonderful miracle."

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