Stanley & Iris May 2026

A struggling widow falls in love with an illiterate short-order cook whom she teaches to read and write in her kitchen each night. YouTube·Amazon MGM Studios Stanley & Iris (1990) - You Talkin' To Me?

Iris notices peculiar behaviors from Stanley and realizes he is completely illiterate. After she innocently mentions this to his boss, Stanley is promptly fired over safety and liability concerns. Stanley & Iris

Very loosely adapted from Pat Barker’s 1982 novel Union Street A struggling widow falls in love with an