Notes on a Scandal (2006)

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Directed by

Richard Eyre

Starring (View all)

Judi Dench
Barbara Covett

Cate Blanchett
Sheba Hart

Tom Georgeson
Ted Mawson

Michael Maloney
Sandy Pabblem

Joanna Scanlan
Sue Hodge

Shaun Parkes
Bill Rumer

Emma Kennedy
Linda

Syreeta Kumar
Gita

Written by

Patrick Marber
(screenplay)

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Absolutely fantastic performances

17 years, 9 months ago at Aug 7 12:24

Prelude

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I've been delaying seeing this film, mostly I think because seeing a wife cheat on a family with a 15 year old boy, and then get blackmailed by a crazy old witch didnt seem like a fun night at the movies, a bit too MUCH drama if you know what I mean, but the performances were so riveting it just drew me in and I kept watching and was stunned by how well the film flowed. So many mind-blowing lines... read more

Sublimely engaging... The acting is excellent

13 years, 5 months ago at Dec 4 13:19

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"I hadn't been pursued like this for years... I knew it was wrong, and immoral, and completely ridiculous, but, I don't know. I just allowed it to happen."

Based on Zoe Heller's novel What Was She Thinking?, 2006's Notes on a Scandal is a drama-thriller in the mould of films like Fatal Attraction and Single White Female. It's a movie which burrows into the human psyche in order to e... read more

watch for the actors

17 years, 10 months ago at Jul 5 2:14

doudouce55

3 votes

Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett), the new art teacher, meets Barbara Covette (Judi Dench), the history teacher; they soon become friends. Barbara is lonely with her cat while Sheba has a husband (Bill Nighy), a son with Down Syndrome, Ben (Max Lewis) and a teenage daughter, Polly (Juno Temple).
One night, Barbara discovers Sheba's relation with 15-year-old student Steven Connolly (Andrew Simpson... read more

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A pottery teacher (Blanchett) enters into an affair with one of her students, causing upheaval in her personal and professional lives.

Tags: Drama (23), 2006 (13), Thriller (10), School (6), Scandal (6), Psychological (5), Teacher (5), 2000s (5), Infidelity (3), Prison (3), London (3), Betrayal (3), Blackmail (3), Loneliness (3), Age Difference (3), (3), British (2), UK (2)

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" "People languish for years with partners who are clearly from another planet. We want so much to believe that we've found our other. It takes courage to recognise the real as opposed to the convenient." Directed by Richard Eyre Written by Patrick Marber Music by Philip Glass Cinematography by Chris Menges Editing by John Bloom and Antonia Van Drimmelen"

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" Sheba Hart "I told him I wouldn't teach him any more. But he refused to accept it, he just kept coming back. It began to feel like our secret, and well, secrets can be... seductive.""

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