Shadowlands

Shadowlands

1993 · 131 min · EN · PG · 6.9 (241 votes)
Dir. Richard Attenborough · Starring Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Edward Hardwicke, John Wood, Michael Denison, Peter Firth · Music George Fenton

He distanced himself from love as he distanced himself from pain, until one woman got close enough to open his heart to the world.

DramaRomance

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

VIBE

A quiet, contemplative film exploring the intersection of faith, love, and loss. It feels like a warm, intellectually stimulating conversation on a crisp autumn afternoon, tinged with the gentle ache of mortality.

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