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Iris Francis
Iris most often refers to: * Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional entities * Iris (''American Horror Story''), an ''American Horror Story: Hotel'' character * Iris (''Fire Force''), a character in the manga series ''Fire Force'' * Iris (''Mega Man''), a ''Mega Man X4'' character ** Iris, a ''Mega Man Battle Network'' character * Iris (''Pokémon'') ** Iris (''Pokémon'' anime) * Iris, a '' Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'' character * Sorceress Iris, a ''Magicians of Xanth'' character * Iris, a kaiju character in '' Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris'' * Iris, a ''LoliRock'' character * Iris, a '' Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals'' (1995) character * Iris, a '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations'' character * Iris, a ''Ruby Gloom'' character * Iris, a '' Taxi Driver'' (1976) character * Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (anatomy)
In humans and most mammals and birds, the iris (plural: ''irides'' or ''irises'') is a thin, annular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. Eye color is defined by the iris. In optical terms, the pupil is the eye's aperture, while the iris is the diaphragm. Structure The iris consists of two layers: the front pigmented fibrovascular layer known as a stroma and, beneath the stroma, pigmented epithelial cells. The stroma is connected to a sphincter muscle (sphincter pupillae), which contracts the pupil in a circular motion, and a set of dilator muscles ( dilator pupillae), which pull the iris radially to enlarge the pupil, pulling it in folds. The sphincter pupillae is the opposing muscle of the dilator pupillae. The pupil's diameter, and thus the inner border of the iris, changes size when constricting or dilating. The outer border of the iris does not change size. The constricti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi Driver
''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Leonard Harris, and Albert Brooks. Set in a decaying and morally bankrupt New York City following the Vietnam War, the film follows Travis Bickle (De Niro), a veteran working as a taxi driver, and his deteriorating mental state as he works nights in the city. With ''The Wrong Man'' (1956) and '' A Bigger Splash'' (1973) as inspiration, Scorsese wanted the film to feel like a dream to audiences. With cinematographer Michael Chapman, filming began in the summer of 1975 in New York City, with actors taking pay cuts to ensure that the project could be completed on a low budget of $1.9 million. Production concluded that same year. Bernard Herrmann composed the film's music in what would be his final score, finished just several hours before his death; the film is dedicated to him. The film was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris, The Happy Professor
''Iris, The Happy Professor'' (also known as ''Iris'' and ''Professor Iris'' and in French as ''Iris, le gentil professeur'' or ''Professeur Iris'') is a Canadian-produced television show that run for 156 episodes from 1992 to 1994, created by former Belgian-born comic book artist Henri Desclez and revolving around Professor Iris, a purple ibis who teaches a class of three students: Piano, Skeleton, and Plant. The Professor teaches a variety of subjects to his students and always wears a bowtie based on the topic of the lesson in each episode. A French-language version was made by Montreal's Cinélume Film et Vidéo (under the supervision of Vincent Davy for the first two seasons, uncredited on the first and credited on the second; then Christine Boivineau for the remaining episodes, with Joey Galimi for song adaptation). Characters * Professor Iris: played by Pier Paquette (English); Pierre Auger (French) – A purple ibis and teacher at the unnamed school that serves as the ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris II (TV Series)
''Iris II: New Generation'' () is a 2013 South Korean espionage television series. Starring Jang Hyuk, Lee Da-hae, Lee Beom-soo, Oh Yeon-soo, Yoon Doo-joon, Im Soo-hyang, Lee Joon, and Kim Yeong-cheol, the sequel to 2009's ''Iris'' continues the story of National Security Service agents going up against the mysterious organization known as IRIS. It aired on KBS2 from February 13 to April 18, 2013, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 20 episodes. Synopsis Premise ''IRIS II: New Generation'' explores the aftermath events of ''IRIS'' as well as '' Athena: Goddess of War''. The story explores the origins of the former Director of the NSS and IRIS agent, Baek San ( Kim Yeong-cheol), and the protagonist Jung Yoo-gun (Jang Hyuk). After agent Kim Hyun-jun (Lee Byung-hun) was killed by a sniper shot from IRIS agent Ray (David Lee McInnis), IRIS went into remission to recover and reconnoiter. Three years have since passed and NSS is no longer a secret black-ops division as it once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (TV Series)
''Iris'' () is a 2009 Television in South Korea, South Korean espionage television drama series, starring Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-hee, Jung Joon-ho, Kim Seung-woo, Kim So-yeon and T.O.P, Choi Seung-hyun. The plot revolves around two best friends from the 707th Special Mission Group recruited into a secret South Korean Black operation, black ops agency known as the National Security Service. As the two friends find their loyalties tested and forge new, unlikely alliances, the journey takes them from their home country to Hungary, Japan, and China where they find themselves at the center of an international conspiracy. It aired on KBS2 from October 14 to December 17, 2009, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. With a budget in excess of 40 billion Korean won, won (34 million United States dollar, USD), ''Iris'' along with its spin-off ''Athena: Goddess of War'', share the record for the most expensive Korean dramas ever produced. The series was a critical and commerc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (TV Channel)
Iris is an Italian free entertainment television channel, launched on November 30, 2007, operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is broadcast in Italy on DTT channel 22 on mux ''Mediaset 4 ''. Iris broadcasts films (mainly author films), cult TV series, and small productions Mediaset, respecting the target network. It is available on digital terrestrial television and digital satellite television through Tivù Sat. Programming TV series Current * ''Belli dentro'' * '' Distretto di Polizia'' * ''Renegade'' * ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' * ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' Past *'' 24'' * '' Acapulco H.E.A.T.'' * '' Ally McBeal'' *''Chicago Hope'' *''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' *''CSI: Miami'' * '' Dark Angel'' * ''Dharma & Greg'' * ''Eight Is Enough'' * ''Ellery Queen'' *''Everwood'' *''Everybody Loves Raymond'' * ''Hunter'' *'' Kitchen Confidential'' * ''Knight Rider'' * ''Miami Vice'' * ''Miss Match'' * ''NYPD Blue'' * '' Oz'' *''Peacemakers'' * ''Prison Break' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (play)
''Iris'' is a 1901 play by the British writer Arthur Wing Pinero. Film adaptation In 1916 it was turned into a film ''Iris'' directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alma Taylor Alma Louise Taylor (3 January 1895 – 23 January 1974) was a British actress. Life Taylor was born in London. She made her first screen appearance as a child actor in the 1907 film ''His Daughter's Voice''. She went on to appear in more th ..., one of the leading stars of the era.Goble p.814 References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1901 plays British plays adapted into films Plays by Arthur Wing Pinero West End plays {{1900s-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (Cirque Du Soleil)
''Iris'' was a resident Cirque du Soleil show based in Los Angeles, California. It premiered on September 25, 2011, after preview performances which began on July 21, 2011. The cost for production of the show was nearly $100 million, which included the cost of renovating the Dolby Theatre in which the show was housed. ''Iris'' was written and directed by French director-choreographer Philippe Decouflé. The show explored images from the history of cinema and featured elaborate choreography, acrobatics, and a variety of contemporary circus acts. The name of the show, ''Iris'', comes from the camera diaphragm as well as from the colored iris of the human eye. In November 2012 it was reported that ''Iris'' would end its run at the Dolby Theatre on January 19, 2013 due to disappointing ticket sales. It was later reported that Cirque du Soleil looked into the possibility of taking ''Iris'' to other cities in the United States. Scenes from ''Iris'' would later be incorporated into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (2016 Film)
''Iris'' (English title: ''In the Shadow of Iris'') is a 2016 French erotic thriller drama film co-written and directed by Jalil Lespert and starring Romain Duris, Charlotte Le Bon and Lespert himself. It is a loose remake of Hideo Nakata's film ''Chaos'' (2000). It is available in the United States on Netflix in September 2020. Plot Iris Doriot, a beautiful 30-year-old Parisian, convinces a stranger to help fake her own kidnapping in order to leave her husband, Antoine, and start a new life. Max Lopez, a mechanic in debt, agrees to the plot after fixing her car. Iris disappears from the street after lunch with her husband, a rich banker. Iris hides at an empty flat she is watching for a friend. Max ties her up and takes a photo to send to her husband, along with a request for 500,000 euros. Though told not to phone the police, Antoine does so anyway. They tap his phone and set up surveillance at the train station where Max told Antoine to bring the money. Though the police are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (2014 Film)
''Iris'' is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Albert Maysles about the life of fashion icon Iris Apfel. It was one of Maysles' last films before his death in 2015. Release ''Iris'' premiered at the 2014 New York Film Festival and was released theatrically the following year, shortly after Maysles died in March 2015. It was released on PBS's '' POV'' in 2016, after its theatrical run. Reception On Metacritic, ''Iris'' received a score of 80, indicating "generally favorable reviews", drawn from 25 reviews. In ''The New Yorker'', film critic Richard Brody called the documentary "a grand, joyful testament" to both Apfel and Maysles' "artistic vision", revealing each as not only the visual artist but also the interlocutor whose commentary becomes part of the act of artistic creation. References External links * * *''Iris''at PBS' '' POV''Apfel and Maysles Q&Aat Lincoln Center Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (2001 Film)
''Iris'' is a 2001 biographical drama film about novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with her husband John Bayley. Directed by Richard Eyre from a screenplay he co-wrote with Charles Wood, the film is based on Bayley's 1999 memoir '' Elegy for Iris''. Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent portray Murdoch and Bayley during the later stages of their marriage, while Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville appear as the couple in their younger years. The film contrasts the start of their relationship, when Murdoch was an outgoing, dominant individual compared to the timid and scholarly Bayley, and their later life, when Murdoch was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and tended to by a frustrated Bayley in their North Oxford home in Charlbury Road. The beach scenes were filmed at Southwold in Suffolk, one of Murdoch's favourite haunts. The film had its world premiere in Los Angeles on 14 December 2001, followed by a theatrical release in the United Kingdom on 18 January 2002 and in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris (1987 Film)
''Iris'' is a 1987 Netherlands film directed by Mady Saks and starring Monique van de Ven Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Life and career From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a n .... Plot A young woman, Iris, runs away to the big city on her eighteenth birthday. She moves in with an architect and decides to become a veterinarian. With an inheritance she buys an existing clinic in a backwoods town where Iris is leered at by the men, scorned by the women. Cruel jokes and gossip eventually lead to violence. A local thug breaks in her house while she is out. When she returns home late night, he attacks her, drag her to the wooden stairs, ties her hands, stretch her legs wide apart and ties to the railing of stairs and rapes her brutally. References External links * 1987 films 1987 comedy-drama films 1980s Dutch-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
