Anthony Hopkins

Debra Winger

Edward Hardwicke

John Wood

Michael Denison

Peter Firth

Matthew Delamere

Julian Fellowes

Julian Firth

Robert Flemyng

Andrew Hawkins

Peter Howell

Pat Keen

Karen Lewis

Roddy Maude-Roxby

Gerald Sim

James Frain

Joseph Mazzello

Andrew Seear

Tim McMullan

Toby Whithouse

Daniel Goode

Scott Handy

Charles Simon

Giles Oldershaw

Simon Cowell-Parker

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Carol Passmore

Howard Lew Lewis

John Quentin

Alan Talbot

Leigh Burton-Gill

Cameron Burton-Gill

Chandler Burton-Gill

Kendall Burton-Gill

Christina Burton-Gill

Sylvia Barter

James Watt

Pauline Melville

Sophie Stanton

Ysobel Gonzalez

Ninka Scott

Walter Sparrow

Terry Rowley

Norman Bird

Abigail Hopkins

Richard Attenborough

Lesley Walker

George Fenton

William Nicholson

Brian Eastman

Terence A. Clegg

Roger Pratt

Jim Morahan

Stephenie McMillan

Kevin Lane

Penny Rose

Chuck Finch

Leila Kirkpatrick

Bruce Bigg

Simon Kaye

Nikki Clapp

Stuart Craig

Dean Humphreys

Gerry Humphreys

Lucy Boulting

Kate Carin

Michael Lamont

Jonathan Bates

Tommy Staples

Keith Hamshere

Michael Stevenson

Jeremy Hume

Michael Redding

Michael Crouch

Chris Corbould

Patrick Clayton

Barbra Flinder

Alison Webb

Diana Hawkins

Adam Somner

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Shadowlands

Savoy Pictures

Shadowlands Productions

Price Entertainment

Spelling Films International

United Kingdom

Filipe Manuel Neto

**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 love relationship with his American wife, Joy Gresham. Lewis was an academic, philosopher and theologian who left many works on these topics, and who unexpectedly decides to marry a recently divorced American, in a union that only later gave way to love between them. The film was inspired by a play, which in turn was inspired by the texts that Lewis wrote about what he experienced and felt.

The best thing about the film, for me, is the direction and the cast performance. The director, Sir Richard Attenborough, was known for his attention to detail, cinematography and choice of locations. Considered by many to be one of the great British film directors, this film leaves us with a work full of elegance and beauty, but which seems to be largely forgotten these days, undoubtedly deserving more attention.

The cast, in turn, is expertly led by Debra Winger and Sir Anthony Hopkins, a duo of actors of great quality and talent. Hopkins does deeply emotional work, in which we can see that he tried to employ a lot of feeling as well as intellect. Winger didn't impress me that much, but the great quality of her work is undeniable, especially in the moments when she plays with Hopkins or with her fictional son, played by a young boy, Joseph Mazello, who also deserves praise for a job well done. The rest of the cast gives the protagonists the necessary support, but does not stand out or stand out.

The film was filmed in Oxford, and we can see how Attenboroug tried to take advantage of the original places, where Lewis would have been and that he surely knew, such as the university and academic spaces. The film gives us an aroma of the atmosphere of the old and renowned institution, and of some of the ceremonies and traditions that take place there. The cinematography is very beautiful and makes the best use of light, close-ups, landscapes and the beauty of old buildings. There are no great effects here, nor does the film need that, but we have an effective soundtrack.

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Shadowlands - Trailer - 1993