Shadowlands (1985) (TV)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.3/10   

Director:

Norman Stone

Guionista:

William Nicholson (writer)

Género:

Biografía | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Noted author and scholar finds love, then must endure its loss...

Plot Keywords:

Christianity | Loss Of Wife | Cancer | Death | Marriage

Premios:

2 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

More informative but less emotional than the Hollywood version.

Reparto

Joss Ackland	...	C.S. Lewis
Rupert Baderman	...	Douglas
Claire Bloom	...	Joy Davidman
Rhys Hopkins	...	David
Alan MacNaughton	...	Christopher Riley
Tim Preece	...	Alan Gregg
Norman Rutherford	...	Paxford
Philip Stone	...	Harry Harrington
David Waller	...	Warnie Lewis

También conocida como:

C.S. Lewis Through the Shadowlands

Duración:

73 min (VHS version)

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

UK:PG

Compañía:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Citas:

C.S. Lewis: Why am I so afraid? I never knew her love could hurt so much, and I love you and all I want is to love you. Beyond every door I hear your voice saying to me, 'This is only the land of shadows. Real life hasn't begun yet.'

Conexiones de Película:

Remade as Shadowlands (1993)

More informative but less emotional than the Hollywood version.

This version did not move me as deeply as the later, Hollywood version starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger. While it was beautifully filmed and superbly acted, the BBC version was more packed with dialog that imparted information which I found fascinating. It gave me a detailed glimpse of the intellectual, theological and moral considerations that motivated C. S. Lewis. It was therefore more interesting and stimulating than the Hollywood version, but not nearly as visually stunning or viscerally affecting. Still, while I did not leave a heaping mound of sodden Kleenex in the theater, I did use one, and at frequent intervals. I enjoyed this film every bit as much as the Hollywood version, and was grateful for the increased understanding I gained.