MOVIE · 2006
Notes on a Scandal
CrimeDramaRomanceThriller92 min
At a British secondary school, veteran teacher Barbara Covett (Judi Dench) latches onto new colleague Sheba Hart, a married art instructor whose affair with a 15-year-old student threatens her career and home life. As Barbara becomes the keeper of Sheba’s secret, friendship turns into something far more possessive, with private notes and small acts of help shading into control. Cate Blanchett gives Sheba an outward poise that keeps slipping under pressure, while Bill Nighy’s Richard, her husband, is forced to confront what she’s been hiding.
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