Iris

Iris

Her greatest talent was for life.

200191 min6.4 / 10

A tender, melancholic portrait of enduring love tested by time and disease, grounded in the intimate bond between two people across decades.

True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.

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