Notes On A Scandal (small spoiler-you must know the story)

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I think you mus know the basic story... Cate Blanchette is a teacher who has an affair with a pupil whilst Judy Dench is an older teacher who befriends her but... well I won't go into all of it!
As ever Blanchette is radiant as her character proceeds to try to throw her life away while Dench is riveting as a Machiavellian women lost in her fear of loneliness.
The scenes with the young boy are played very well, very straight as Blanchette remembers her own youth, emphasised by giving her a bike to ride round London.
As her world descends into hell she rises to the occasion and an award SHOULD be coming her way. Along with Dench, she dominates this film, but this is light years from being a chick flick. This is women's work.
I could hear the mmmm more mature women in the audience not only laughing but making all sorts of agreeing noises so its pretty safe to say its hots the mark.
The pace picks up in the second half as everything becomes unstuck, unhinged.
Its a fantastic piece of very British cinema. And there's a very involving Philip Glass score as a bonus.

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Topic - Notes On A Scandal (small spoiler-you must know the story) - dave c 22:19:50 02/09/07 (3)

Philip Glass is - PhilJ 05:13:25 02/10/07 (2)

Glass did well with "The Illusionist" - DWPC 10:27:59 02/11/07 (0)

female protagonists - dave c 13:29:48 02/10/07 (0)

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