Ladies in Lavender
- Original title
- Ladies in Lavender
- Year
- 2004
- Running time
- 104 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Charles Dance. Story: William J. Locke
- Cast
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- Judi Dench
- Maggie Smith
- Natascha McElhone
- Miriam Margolyes
- David Warner
- Daniel Brühl
- Freddie Jones
- Gregor Henderson-Begg
- Clive Russell
- Richard Pears
- Iain Marshall
- Toby Jones
- Trevor Ray
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Old Age / Elderly. Small Town Life (Non-North American)
- Movie Groups
- William J. Locke Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Set in 1936, Ladies in Lavender is the charming and sweetly melancholic story about two ageing spinster sisters (Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench) whose peaceable Cornwall existence is disrupted when the take a young man into their care... and their hearts.
- Awards
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2005:European Film Awars: Nom. for Audience Award Best Actress (Dench-Smith)
- Critics' reviews
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"As compelling and original as this theme is, it's not enough to keep our attention"
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"A wistful little thing about regret, jealousy and love."
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"Not even the skills of Dames Smith and Judi Dench can make this tea strong enough to swallow."
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"Pastel-light but highly pleasurable."
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"'Ladies in Lavender', carefully written and superbly directed by the actor Charles Dance, is a film of unusual elegance"
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