Shadowlands (1985)

An Oxford professor and confirmed bachelor by the name of C.S. Lewis (Joss Ackland) is also a renowned writer of children's stories, most notably the NARNIA books. He strikes up a correspondence with an American poetess (Claire Bloom). When she arrives in England with her two children (Rupert Baderman, Rhys Hopkins), it isn't long before he finds himself falling in love with her. Directed by Norman Stone (FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE). This telefilm was such a success that it was turned into a play which opened in London's West End four years later and then a Broadway production opened the year after that. In 1993, a feature film was made with Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger in the leading roles. I'm not fond of faith based or so called "Christian" films though I don't think this is what the film makers intended, it just turned out that way (something the 1993 movie backpedaled). This talking heads piece is rather dry which made it ideal for theatrical material but makes for a rather stolid film. The reason for watching this are the excellent performances of Joss Ackland and Claire Bloom (who won a best actress BAFTA for her work here). Their lovely work compensates for the loquacious nature of the film. With David Waller as Ackland's brother.