Shadowlands – 1993

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C.S. Lewis, the world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S.

It’s French title “Les ombres du coeur” hardly reflects the “magic” and essential mystery of life which this film tries to unravel for us. “We read to know one is not alone” is a constant thread. This magnificent romance is filled with questions about the meaning of relationships and knowledge of oneself. Beautifully orchestrated by Richard Attenborough and its lead, magnificent actor Anthony Hopkins.

A truely British romance  to which, with the academia of Oxford University and the Hertefordshire countryside, I constantly related, feeling profoundly British and left wondering why I cannot share this with my wife.

A film experience that I have not yet fully digested.

Updated/maj. 28-01-2023

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