Notes on a Scandal
2006. Directed by Richard Eyre. Written by Patrick Marber based on the novel by Zoe Heller. Starring Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Andrew Simpson, and Bill Nighy.
"Here come the local pubescent proles. The future plumbers, shop assistants, and doubtless the odd terrorist too. In the old days, we confiscated cigarettes and wank mags. Now it's knives and crack cocaine. And they call it progress."
Notes on a Scandal is an intensely intimate experience. We are let inside the minds of two women revealing feelings we would never learn otherwise, and those feelings get very personal. Barbara (Dench), an elderly and harsh school teacher, tells all to her diary in a very effective voice-over that drives the film. Sheba (Blanchett) reveals far too easily and in too much detail to her new friend and self-appointed mentor. Both women are unhappy and struggle. The script is terrific and the acting is superb. Dench and Blanchett are two of the best actresses working today and they are at the top of their game here - both spectacular and they work together marvelously. Notes on a Scandal is a fascinating journey into very intimate places. It is one of the best films of 2006.
My grade: A
"Here come the local pubescent proles. The future plumbers, shop assistants, and doubtless the odd terrorist too. In the old days, we confiscated cigarettes and wank mags. Now it's knives and crack cocaine. And they call it progress."
Notes on a Scandal is an intensely intimate experience. We are let inside the minds of two women revealing feelings we would never learn otherwise, and those feelings get very personal. Barbara (Dench), an elderly and harsh school teacher, tells all to her diary in a very effective voice-over that drives the film. Sheba (Blanchett) reveals far too easily and in too much detail to her new friend and self-appointed mentor. Both women are unhappy and struggle. The script is terrific and the acting is superb. Dench and Blanchett are two of the best actresses working today and they are at the top of their game here - both spectacular and they work together marvelously. Notes on a Scandal is a fascinating journey into very intimate places. It is one of the best films of 2006.
My grade: A
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