Ladies in Lavender 2004

Director:

Charles Dance

Writers:

Charles Dance, based on the short story by William J. Locke

Cast:

Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Bruhl, Natascha McElhone

Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930's Cornish seaside village.

Overview

When Andrea, a handsome young Polish-Jewish violinist, is washed ashore in a close-knit Cornish community in 1936, spinster sisters Ursula and Janet Widdington (Judi Dench and Maggie Smith) take him under their wing and the stage is set for jealous rivalries, dark political paranoia and ultimately crushing heartbreak.