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Film Series 2006
February 19, 2006 - Ladies in Lavender
Based on a short story by William J. Locke, two spinster sisters, Ursula
and Janet (Judi Dench and Maggie Smith), live in an old house by the sea
in 1930s Cornwall, England. Their pleasant but uneventful routine of
beach walks, reading, sewing, and tea time is interrupted when Andreas,
a handsome young Polish violinist (Daniel Bruhl, from GOODBYE, LENIN!)
washes ashore, barely alive. The girls nurse him back to health and for
the never-married Ursula it's a case of first love far too late in life.
She helps him overcome the language barrier, only to possibly lose him
to a younger woman, the gorgeous visiting artist (Natasha McElhone) who
recognizes his musical talent and is in a situation to help him. It's a
simple story, though a perfect showcase for the mastery of Dench and
Smith, two of the greatest thespians of all time (though Miriam
Margolyes steals many scenes as the no-nonsense housekeeper). The
director, Charles Dance, is a major British actor himself, thus his
grasp of the myriad subtleties of the art is spot-on here in his
directorial debut. Period detail is also of key importance, and
cinematographer Peter Biziou captures the invitingly homey yet windswept
otherness of the locale and time. Music is also a key component here,
and the violin passages attributed to Andreas are stunningly emotional.
Genre: Drama
MPAA RATING: PG-13, brief strong language
Running Time: 103 minutes.
Sunday Afternoons at the Valley Cinemas
20 Albany Street, Little Falls, NY
Curtain Time - 4:00 PM
