Stars: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Natascha McElhone, Daniel Bruhl

Director: Charles Dance

Summary: Two sisters find a young man on their Cornish beach in 1936. The man is nursed back to full health by the sisters and their doctor. The man's presence changes the lives of the two sisters forever.

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Ladies in Lavenderis exactly the sort of film that prompts people to question, "Why don't they make films like this anymore?" It's a delicately-paced story of two aging sisters--Ursula (Dame Judi Dench) and Janet (Maggie Smith--who live together on a Cornwall beach in 1936. They discover a foreign stranger washed ashore (Daniel Bruhl), and while nursing him back to health make an astonishing discovery: the young man, a Pole, is a phenomenally gifted violinist. And Ursula finds her feelings for the man go far deeper than merely maternal.

Writer and director Charles Dance has crafted an admirable debut. Ladies in Lavendera tenderly done and bittersweet story of innocence and regret. Though the dialogue sometimes seems too earnest, and he has an over-reliance on slow motion cinematography, he still allows his two talented leads enough time and space to shine. It's only unfortunate that more effort did not go into the DVD release of the film: the extras only consist of soundbites from the cast and crew, which add little insight. --Ted Kord

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2004
Release Date:	February 11, 2005
Runtime:	100 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	E D R 4061
Keywords:	General, Ladies, Lavender, Drama
Genre:	Drama