William Nicholson adapted this emotionally moving romantic drama from his own acclaimed play, based upon the real-life romance (during the 1950s) between the British writer C.S. Lewis and a divorced American poet named Joy Gresham. Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs, The Elephant Man) and Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment, An Officer and a Gentleman) star. Directed by Richard Attenborough. ,Directed, in ripely sentimental fashion, by Richard Attenborough, an uncommonly reliable film maker on subjects both large and small. New York Times