Shadowlands + Q&A with Michael Attenborough
C. S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins), the renowned author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, is a bachelor and Oxford University professor who spends his free time debating with fellow academics at a pub. Although he seems entirely uninterested in love, Lewis agrees to marry Joy Gresham (Debra Winger), an American writer who is looking to secure British citizenship. Their arrangement soon becomes a romance, and, when Joy is diagnosed with terminal cancer, their bond grows even stronger. Attenborough’s deeply moving drama of love and loss addresses our living “in the shadowlands”, where the certainty of sorrow keeps us at one remove from the joy we can’t help but crave. Showing intellect and spiritual strength both in harmony and at odds, it wonders whether we can summon something more than mere coping in the face of suffering. Stopping short of offering answers about the sussing of divine will (it’s only a movie…), it nevertheless invites an inward glance, the instigation of an interior journey which viewers will take as far or as little as they like. Grappling with the intertwined beauty and unfairness of life, this warm, affecting film stirs something in our heads and our hearts, and discreetly leaves the rest in our hands. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Michael Attenborough.Romance/DramaPT2H10MPGAnthony Hopkins
Debra Winger
Edward Hardwicke
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Brian Eastman
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