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Dominican Rep. Notes on a Scandal
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Drama
Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench) is a veteran and cynical schoolteacher who is close to retirement. She is barely tolerated by her less brilliant and acerbic colleagues who know nothing about her private life which consists mainly of taking care of Portia, her aging cat, and spending countless hours alone. The only means she has found to take the edge off her desperate loneliness is writing in her journal. When Sheba Hart (Cate ... [+]
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"Dench and Blanchett will likely pick up Oscar nominations; no one could improve on either performance." | POS |
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"Arguably the year's most entertaining art-house film." | POS |
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"I can't remember a film that sees the here and now more precisely, one that offers total believability in the tone and motive of its characters and then goes further, showing us a whole and completely recognizable world." | POS |
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"'Notes on a Scandal' is a nice mug of poisoned eggnog for the holiday season -- a movie so smart and entertaining you almost don't feel its chill sicken your bones." | POS |
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"The riveting interplay between Dench and Cate Blanchett draws blood with every scene, thanks to a precision-honed script and Eyre's equally incisive direction." | POS |
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"It's a poison bonbon tastier than just about anything else out there." | POS |
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"Anyone who loves live-wire acting will gasp in awe at Blanchett, more emotionally exposed than ever, and, most of all, at Dame Judi, who’s so electric she makes you quiver." | POS |
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