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Ladies in Lavender (12A)   103 mins

"The story of two sisters who saved a stranger, and the stranger who stole their hearts"

It's back by popular demand!  Charles Dance's debut as a writer, producer and director is an adaptation of a short story by William J. Locke,  in which two elderly sisters take in and befriend a mysterious young Polish violinist who washes up on the shore of their Cornish home.  As well as the outstanding acting you would expect from the two leading ladies there is a marvellous performance from Miriam Margolyes as their crusty maid Dorcas.

"This is a piece about sadness, rejection and endurance, with a beautiful setting, a succession of implausible incidents and characteristically excellent work from Smith and Dench" Philip French, The Observer

"There is nothing like a Dame? Try two of them - acting each other off the screen in Charles Dance's phenomenally acted, exquisitely scored, and ultimately moving Ladies In Lavender...nothing less than a minor modern miracle of British Cinema."

Ali Catterall, BBCi Films

Last modified: 20-Jun-2008

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