Stanley and Iris ★★½ 1990 (PG-13) Blue collar recent widow Fonda meets co-worker De Niro, whose illiteracy she helps remedy. Romance follows, inevitably but excruciatingly. Leads' strong presence helps along a very slow, underdeveloped plot. 107m/C VHS, Wide. Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Harley Cross, Jamey Sheridan, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Julie Garfield;
Director:
Martin Ritt;
Writer:
Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Ravetch;
Cameo:
John Williams.
