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Notes on a Scandal (2006)
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Crime , Drama , Romance , Thriller
Cate Blanchett , Judi Dench , Andrew Simpson , Tom Georgeson , Michael Maloney , Joanna Scanlan , Shaun Parkes , Emma Kennedy , Syreeta Kumar ,
Phil Davis , Wendy Nottingham , Tameka Empson , Leon Skinner , Bill Nighy , Juno Temple
Richard Eyre
IMDB 92
2006
The bitter| cynical and lonely Barbara Covett is a tough and conservative teacher| near to retirement| who is loathed by her colleagues and students. In the
loneliness of her apartment| she spends her spare time writing her journal| taking care of her old cat Portia and missing her special friend Jennifer Dodd. When
Sheba Hart joins the high-school as the new art teacher| Barbara dedicates her attention to the newcomer| writing sharp and unpleasant comments about her behavior
and clothes. When Barbara helps Sheba in a difficult situation with two students| the grateful Sheba invites her to have lunch with her family. Sheba introduces her
husband and former professor Richard Hart| who is about twenty years older than she; her rebellious teenager daughter Polly; and her son Ben that has Down's
Syndrome. Barbara becomes close to Sheba| but when she accidentally discovers that Sheba is having an affair with the fifteen year-old student Steven Connolly|
Barbara sees the chance to ...
In this sharp psychological thriller, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett give fierce, memorable performances as two schoolteachers locked in a battle of wits.