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Notes on a Scandal (2006)

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Consensus: In this sharp psychological thriller, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett give fierce, memorable performances as two schoolteachers locked in a battle of wits.
 

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Rated: 15

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min 20 secs

Theatrical Release: 02-02-2007

Synopsis: Dame Judi Dench and Kate Blanchett face off with searing performances in this riveting tale of obsession and desire. Based on the novel by Zoe Heller, NOTES ON A SCANDAL is the story of Barbara Covett (Dench), a hard-nosed spinster schoolteacher, and her poisonous friendship with fellow... Dame Judi Dench and Kate Blanchett face off with searing performances in this riveting tale of obsession and desire. Based on the novel by Zoe Heller, NOTES ON A SCANDAL is the story of Barbara Covett (Dench), a hard-nosed spinster schoolteacher, and her poisonous friendship with fellow teacher Sheba Hart (Blanchett). When the young and beautiful Sheba shows up as the new art instructor, everyone is charmed by her, including the embittered Barbara. Barbara is thrilled when her lonely life is shaken up by Sheba's overtures of friendship, as Sheba invites her to share in family dinners, and opens up to her about her marital troubles and personal longing. Barbara narrates her own feelings of longing to us from her meticulous diaries, and it becomes increasingly clear that her take on the friendship is uncomfortably intense, if not borderline delusional. Things reach a fever pitch when Barbara happens upon Sheba dallying in the art room with a 15-year-old student. She tells Sheba that she must end the affair at once, but decides not to report her to the school, and instead, to use her knowledge of the indiscretion to draw Sheba closer to her, and put her in her debt. But when Barbara's demands on Sheba become too high, things soon unravel, setting off a chain of events that will leave viewers chewing their nails to the quick, but unable to tear their eyes away. Both Blanchett and Dench are dazzling to watch as they deftly handle the barbed wit of Patrick Marber's screenplay. Directed by Richard Eyre of the Northern Theatre of London, and with a score by Philip Glass, NOTES ON A SCANDAL takes what could serve as mere tabloid fodder and plays it out on the level of Shakespearean tragedy. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson, Philip Davis

Director: Richard Eyre
Screenwriter: Patrick Marber
Producer: Scott Rudin
Composer: Philip Glass
Producer: Robert Fox
Composer: Philip Glass

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 3, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - Spanish, French/Parisian
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentaries - Richard Eyre - Director
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Documentaries - "In Character with Cate Blanchett"
  • Featurettes - 1. Webisodes (4)
  • 2. "NOTES ON A SCANDAL: The Story of Two Obsessions"
  • Interviews - "A Conversation with Cate Blanchett and Bill Nighy"
  • Trailers

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus

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