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Notes on a Scandal

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7.1/10 • 911

2006-12-251h 32m

DramaRomance

One woman's mistake is another's opportunity.

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

Directors
Richard Eyre
Editors
Antonia Van Drimmelen

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Judi Dench

    Judi Dench

    Barbara Covett

  2. Cate Blanchett

    Cate Blanchett

    Sheba Hart

  3. Bill Nighy

    Bill Nighy

    Richard Hart

  4. Andrew Simpson

    Andrew Simpson

    Steven Connolly

  5. Phil Davis

    Phil Davis

    Brian Bangs

  6. Michael Maloney

    Michael Maloney

    Sandy Pabblem

  7. Juno Temple

    Juno Temple

    Polly Hart

  8. Max Lewis

    Max Lewis

    Ben Hart

  9. Joanna Scanlan

    Joanna Scanlan

    Sue Hodge

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badelf

Aug 4, 2012

6/10

This is one of those films like a great pasta dish where everything is just right but somehow you still don't feel the restaurant is justified charging $21.95 for a plate of noodles and tomato sauce. The direction is top notch, Cate Blanchett as Sheba Hart is great and Bill Nighy supporting just works. As much as I usually adore Judi Dench's acting, I thought she was a little too one-dimensional in this role. But given her choice, she executed the role with the usual Dench precision. This is a twisted love triangle story with very real characters. If you're the kind that picks up the dirt rags in the checkout line at the supermarket, you'll probably love the story. I gave it a 7 on my scale. It won't blow you away, but you won't feel like you've wasted your time either.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$49,814,392.00
Keywords
adulteryinfidelityfriendshipbased on novel or bookobsessionblackmailseductionstalkerteacherlovelonelinessconservativerelationshipartextramarital affairangryantagonisticaudaciouscondescending