"Shadowlands" Photo Gallery

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* note from webmaster ~~ Shadowlands was James Frain's first appearance in film. At the tender age of 24, he makes a formidable first impression in this small supporting role. This is a fact that must be noteworthy, as virtually every article on, or interview with Mr. Frain makes mention of this excellent debut.

Shadowlands DVD cover James Frain as Peter Whistler in Oxford University refectory scene circa 1952. poor, sullen Peter Whistler chowing down at Oxford. James Frain and Anthony Hopkins.
Peter Whistler and C.S. Lewis at Oxford. Whistler considering what his professor is saying....... English lesson at Oxford. reacting to Professor Lewis' comments on love in a poem.
Whistler asleep in class. he awakes to Lewis saying 'the chair's uncomfortable, the class uninteresting.....' 'Alright, I'm leaving.' ....he leaves.
Peter Whistler at the booksellers. Professor Lewis sees Whistler. Whistler lifts a book. Peter leaves knowing that Professor Lewis may have seen him steal.
Lewis comes to Whistler's rooms to make him an offer of a loan. Whistler is defiant about his book aquisition. Peter speaks of his passion for reading. 'We read to know we are not alone.'
Whistler on his own in the dining hall. Lewis and Whistler in the library. Our first screen opportunity to be treated to the sweet Frain swagger down a hallway! Lewis -- 'What do people want of me?' Lewis asks as Whistler packs to leave Oxford.
Whistler--'That's the first question I've heard you ask that you sound as though you might not know the answer to.' a second aisle swagger! Peter years later on train meets Lewis. catching up in the pub car. Peter Whistler, now a teacher himself and C. S. Lewis engage in mutual respect as peers.


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