Great Romance Movies Based on True Stories
Shadow LandsBased on the real-life 1950's romance between British writer C.S. Lewis and divorced American poet Joy Gresham.C. S. Lewis is most famous for the magical world he created with his “ Chronicles of Narnia”. In 1952, a 54 year old Lewis was woken up from his magical idyll when he meets Joy Gresham an award winning poetess in her own right. They got married in 1956.Gresham died in 1959 after a bout with cancer. The short time they spent together was the happiest in the life of Lewis.
