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Ladies In Lavender Reviews

2004

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Set in 1936, Ladies in Lavender is the charming and sweetly melancholic story about two ageing spinster sisters whose peaceable Cornwall existence is disrupted when the take a young man into their care... and their hearts. Read more

Starring	Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Daniel Brühl, Natasha McElhone
Director	Charles Dance
Genres	Drama

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- Unobtrusive virtuoso acting from Maggie Smith, as the sensible sister, and Judi Dench, as the more childish and romantic one, give this unassuming, genteel and picturesque period drama a touch of class.
- 34525
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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- - 56
  - 10
  A Lovely Feel-good film for the laydees
  
  Saw this with 3 girlfriends - we all enjoyed it. It was just a nice film with humour, brilliant performances as usual by all the cast. Not for men who like ... read more »
  
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- 67555
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - INVERNESS
  - 28 Jan 2005 at 00:00
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  - 0
  Poor name for a good film
  
  This beautifully observed film was surprisingly enjoyable given the low expectations created by the title.
  
  The acting performances of Maggie Smith ... read more »
  
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- 1105144
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - FCAhound
  - 59 reviews
  - London & Norfolk
  - 23 Mar 2012 at 17:20
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  - 1
  extremely boring!
  
  I enjoy slow films but found this one simply dull. It was far too predictable and just plain boring. Even the combination of Judi Dench and Maggie Smith couldn... read more »
  
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- - heatherj
  - 8 reviews
  - 07 Nov 2011 at 13:20
- - 1
  - 0
  Makes a nice change
  
  Lovely film, easy to watch and a reminder of the simple life and how innocent used to be. Great watch
  
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- - Bumble8
  - 24 reviews
  - Exeter
  - 28 Sep 2011 at 20:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Ladies not in lavender, but appealing nonetheless
  
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  Ladies in Lavender is a film which needs to be seen twice. A directorial debut by Charles Dance, it follows two spinster sisters, Janet (Maggie Smith) and ... read more »
  
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- - Pickle15
  - 4 reviews
  - Fareham
  - 18 Aug 2011 at 15:15
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth a watch
  
  A lovely little film that deals with attachment, love and loss with two spinster sisters. Worth watching for the sublime violin performances, specially at the ... read more »
  
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- - FuzzyRedhead
  - 31 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 21 Jul 2011 at 11:49
- - 0
  - 0
  Delightful !
  
  Maggie Smith is perfect in the role of the judgemental and disapproving sister, and Judi Dench is as ever wonderful, in the role of her naive and gullible ... read more »
  
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- 1012457
- - Goldblat
  - 5 reviews
  - 03 Jul 2011 at 11:20
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  - 0
  Ladies At Their Best
  
  Both Judi Dench and Maggie Smith were the perfect choice for this gentle film. Was a simple storyline set in beautiful surroundings. It was like a breath of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 18 Jun 2011 at 13:41
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  Ladies in Lavender excel
  
  A brilliant film - so charming with no bad language, no violence and no sex - what a refreshing change! Both Judi Dench and Maggie Smith were wonderful.
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- - rosief
  - 18 reviews
  - 02 Jun 2011 at 16:01
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  - 0
  lovely film
  
  strong story line, believable characters, excellent countryside and an all round good film to watch. was probably even better in the cinema
  
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- - a customer
  - 06 May 2011 at 18:38
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  A lovely gentle masterclass
  
  A masterclass in less is more in acting and that being gentle is charming.
  
  It's a lovely film and has a start, middle and end. I hope you know ... read more »
  
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- - RuthGrover
  - 8 reviews
  - Hartlepool
  - 27 Mar 2011 at 09:35
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- - 56
  - 10
  A Lovely Feel-good film for the laydees
  
  Saw this with 3 girlfriends - we all enjoyed it. It was just a nice film with humour, brilliant performances as usual by all the cast. Not for men who like ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 67555
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - INVERNESS
  - 28 Jan 2005 at 00:00
- - 22
  - 8
  Lavender is for Ladies
  
  A film that is entertaining on a wet Sunday afternoon. this is one to watch when the old Aunts are round.
  
  Wonderful scenery, brilliant acting and a ... read more »
  
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  - Stockton on Tees
  - 08 Mar 2005 at 20:53
- - 19
  - 3
  Good old fashioned movie
  
  We thought this was an excellent movie and was very well acted by two wonderful actress Judi Dench and Maggie Smith and it captured the year perfectly. They don... read more »
  
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- - Gordon20
  - Aberdeen
  - 19 Feb 2005 at 22:28
- - 14
  - 1
  A thing of beauty
  
  You probably should not even try to understand this film if you are under 40, or maybe even 50. It is an exquisite evocation of a vanished age and an ... read more »
  
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- - Argel
  - 9 reviews
  - Watford
  - 07 Jan 2006 at 21:46
- - 9
  - 1
  Top Sunday Night Viewing
  
  The story is about two elderly ladies who find a young man washed up on a beach, who then nurse him back to health.
  
  Nicely acted, good story, which ... read more »
  
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- 323922
- - Buggins
  - 15 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 21 Feb 2005 at 12:06
- - 6
  - 3
  Perfect
  
  What a perfectly charming film. Two mammoth actresses/dames, who I couldn't keep my eyes off: their acting was superb and the scenario was sublime.
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- - EastbourneReviewer
  - east sussex
  - 16 Feb 2005 at 14:07
- - 5
  - 0
  Hmmmm?
  
  I am unsure of what to say about this movie really. I thought the plot was quite sweet and was interested to watch it, especially because of the cast. The ... read more »
  
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- - TAMI
  - cornwall
  - 29 Jul 2005 at 17:40
- - 5
  - 2
  Evocative
  
  Charles Dance makes his directorial debut and he should be congratulated for his choice of cinematographer and of leading ladies.
  
  This film was so ... read more »
  
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- 333945
- - weimeraner
  - Notts
  - 09 May 2005 at 17:28
- - 4
  - 0
  A perfect film with two of the world's best actresses
  
  We loved it - charming, funny, a little sad at times. Two sister spinsters are quirkyly isolated in Cornwall and fall in love with the young Polish castaway ... read more »
  
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- - Rory Aitken
  - Totnes
  - 05 Jun 2005 at 13:49
- - 4
  - 1
  Charming Rural Nostalgia
  
  The title 'Ladies in Lavender' suggests blue-rinsed geriatric dowdiness, but don't let it put you off. It seems that following filming, copyright ... read more »
  
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- - A classical actor
  - from deep in the luscious green valleys of stunning Mid-Wales.
  - 25 Jan 2006 at 12:30

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Critics' reviews
- Unobtrusive virtuoso acting from Maggie Smith, as the sensible sister, and Judi Dench, as the more childish and romantic one, give this unassuming, genteel and picturesque period drama a touch of class.
- 34525
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
- Excellent performances from Smith and Dench.
- 13011
- - Empire
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- A fine film... tremendous performances.
- 13012
- - Film 2004
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- A real British gem.
- 13013
- - News Of The World
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- Sheer class.
- 13014
- - People
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- Marvellous.
- 13010
- - Daily Mail
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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