Shadowlands

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Movie
German title Shadowlands
Original title Shadowlands
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Publishing year 1993
length 131 minutes
Rod
Director Richard Attenborough
script William Nicholson
production Richard Attenborough
Brian Eastman
music George Fenton
camera Roger Pratt
cut Lesley Walker
occupation

Shadowlands (German alternative title: Shadowlands - A present of the moment ) is a British biopic from 1993. Richard Attenborough's film was nominated for an Oscar in two categories . The screenplay by William Nicholson is based on his play of the same name and describes the late love between the deeply religious author CS Lewis and the American Joy Gresham . In addition, the script flowed autobiographical book My Childhood with Joy Davidman and CS Lewis: Lenten Lands of Douglas Gresham one.

action

The literature professor CS Lewis lived a quiet bachelor's life with his brother Warren in the 1950s. He maintains a casual correspondence with the American Joy Gresham, an ardent admirer of his works and herself an author. The contemplation of the deeply religious Lewis is abruptly interrupted when Joy announces that she will travel to England with her son Douglas and visit him. After the first speechlessness about the attractive and spirited Joy has been overcome, Lewis falls in love with her. The feelings are mutual and both court each other, Lewis reserved and cautious, Gresham impulsive and more direct. Lewis would like to keep the relationship on a friendly basis, and Joy initially agrees. She would like to stay in England and needs a residence permit. The easiest way to get this is by marrying an Englishman. The American asks Lewis to marry her in order to stay. Lewis agrees, and a short time later Gresham and Lewis are married. The rumor mill starts to simmer at the university, and Joy is having a lot of fun fueling the rumors with new material. However, a short time later there is a big argument between Joy and Lewis, as a result of which Joy moves to London. After a while, Lewis realizes that he is missing Joy and he gets in touch with her. He learns that Joy is in the hospital and that she has been diagnosed with bone cancer. The doctors only give Joy a few months to live. Lewis can admit the feelings he has for Joy and share them with her. Lewis struggles with his beliefs and tries to deal with Joy's death. In the end there is the realization that “today's happiness is tomorrow's pain”.

background

The shooting took place in Oxford , at Magdalen College there and in the Bodleian Library , the main library of Oxford University . Other scenes were filmed at the Radcliffe Camera and the Sheldonian Theater . Another film set was at Shepperton Studios . The film premiered on December 25, 1993 in Los Angeles and New York City .

The dialogue book for the German synchronization wrote Theodor Dopheide . The German voice of Anthony Hopkins was done by Rolf Schult .

Reviews

The lexicon of the international film judged: "The brilliant performance of the main actor makes one forget the weak points of an all too transparent, instructive dramaturgy." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times found the film " intelligent, moving and beautifully acted " ( intelligent, moving and beautifully acted ). Janet Maslin wrote in the New York Times in December 1993 that Shadowlands "was played with great delicacy by Ms. Winger [...] and Mr. Hopkins, who is simply wonderful".

Awards and nominations

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shadowlands in the German synchronous index , accessed on February 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Shadowlands in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed February 2, 2012.
  3. ↑ Roger Ebert : Shadowlands , January 7, 1994, accessed February 2, 2012.
  4. ↑ Janet Maslin , Movie Review: Shadowlands , New York Times article , December 29, 1993, accessed February 2, 2012.