Notes On A Scandal

Out Now

Quotes

"The first great British film of the year" ***** - The Guardian
"Judi Dench delivers another Oscar worthy performance" - The Independent
"A blisteringly intense, darkly comic thriller in which Dench delivers an incendiary performance unlike anything she has ever done ***** - Sunday Express

Synopsis

When Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench), a domineering and solitary teacher at a decaying state-run secondary school in London meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) her world is turned upside down. Sheba appears to be the kindred spirit and loyal friend Barbara has always been seeking. But when she discovers that Sheba is having an incendiary affair with one of her young students, their budding relationship takes an ominous turn. Now, Barbara threatens to expose Sheba's terrible secret to both her husband (Bill Nighy) and the world, Barbara's own secret and dark obsessions tumble to the fore, exposing the deceptions at the core of the women's lives.