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Actors: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Daniel Brühl, Natascha McElhone
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ladies in Lavender |
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Two older single sisters in 1936 have their peaceable Cornwall existence disrupted in when they decide take a young Polish violinist into their care.
After a particularly violent storm, Ursula (Dench) and Janet (Smith) Widington awake one day to find young man half-drowned and badly injured on the beach. They slowly discover that Andrea (Brühl) is a Polish Jew with a gift for music as an well known violinist, hoping to find his way to the United States.
The small village is not used to visitors and everyone, except the sisters, are full of suspicion, especially when Andrea develops a friendship with an attractive Russian woman vacationing nearby.
--Adam Tobias, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Ladies in Lavender |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Jew, regular
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture clash?
- visiting a different culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- British
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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