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Summary:
A real-life incident involving two major literary figures was dramatized for British television in 1985 under the title Shadowlands. Joss Ackland stars as English author C.S. Lewis, who in 1950 begins a correspondence with American poet Joy Gresham, here played by Claire Bloom. Though Lewis is a confirmed bachelor and Gresham is a wife and mother, their long-distance frien... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Joss Ackland - (C.S. Lewis)
Rupert Baderman - (Douglas)
Claire Bloom - (Joy Davidman)
Rhys Hopkins - (David)
Tim Preece - (Alan Gregg)
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Review:
This motion picture superbly chronicles the profound but painful love shared by British author C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) and American poet Joy Davidman Gresham. While documenting an important period in the life of the esteemed Lewis -- a novelist, teacher, philosopher, and devout convert from atheism to Christianity -- the film also explores ... Continue >>

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