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Ladies in Lavender

Actor(s): Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Br�hl, Miriam Margolyes, Natascha McElhone
Director(s): Charles Dance
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Adult Situations
Movie Release: 2005
DVD Release: 12/06/2005
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Total Copies: 13
Genres: Comedy Drama, Romantic Comedy, Comedy of Manners, Period Film

DVD Synopsis

Two sisters engage in a subtle war for the affections of a man half their age in this British comedy drama. It's 1936, and Janet Widdington (Maggie Smith) and her sister, Ursula (Judi Dench), are a pair of elderly spinsters who share a home in Cornwall on the coast of England. After a storm, the sisters discover that someone has been washed up on the beach in front of their house. Bringing the body inside, they discover the victim is a handsome Polish man named Andrea Marowski (Daniel Br�hl) who has suffered a broken ankle and speaks no English, only Polish and German. As the sisters patch up Andrea's ankle, Janet dusts off her old German textbook from school, and begins getting to know more about their guest. It isn't long before Janet develops an infatuation for the good-looking stranger, and attempts to teach him English, which is more than a bit maddening to Ursula, who has fallen head over heels for him -- especially after the sisters discover he's a gifted violinist and hear him display his craft on a borrowed instrument. As the sisters find themselves vying for Andrea's attention, they wonder if they should report his presence to the authorities, especially after Olga (Natascha McElhone), an attractive woman in her early thirties who lives nearby, becomes aware of Andrea's presence in the home and wants to make contact with him. Based on a short story by William J. Locke, Ladies in Lavender marked the directorial debut of actor Charles Dance. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Judi Dench - Ursula
Maggie Smith - Janet
Daniel Br�hl - Andrea Marowski
Miriam Margolyes - Dorcas
Natascha McElhone - Olga

Member Movie Reviews

ROSE O. from TOMBALL, TX wrote on 11/10/2009...

I loved this movie! What a great story and the characters were wonderful. Judi Dench as usual steals the spotlight! Excellent performance.

Becki A. (bekah1495) from MOREHEAD, KY wrote on 9/21/2009...

Loved it!

Kathleen O. (Kathleen) from DEADWOOD, SD wrote on 1/2/2009...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really enjoyed this movie although I thought the infatuation went a little far, only because Dench's character seemed like such a lonely one... The poor woman was dying from lack of affection and had a rather overbearing sister in Smith. These two women are amazing actresses.