Shadowlands (1985 film)

Shadowlands is a 1985 British television film directed by Norman Stone and written by William Nicholson. It tells the story of the relationship between Oxford don and author C.S. Lewis and American poet Joy Gresham.

The film stars Joss Ackland as C.S. Lewis and Claire Bloom as Joy Gresham. It portrays their initial intellectual sparring, their eventual marriage of convenience to allow Gresham to remain in England, and the deepening of their bond as Gresham is diagnosed with cancer. The film explores themes of faith, love, suffering, and the challenge of reconciling intellectual understanding with profound emotional experience. It deviates from biographical accuracy in certain details for dramatic effect.