Notes on a Scandal (2006) (original) (raw)

Barbara Covett is a domineering and solitary teacher who rules with an iron fist over her classroom at a decaying, state-run, secondary school in London. Save for her cat, Portia, Barbara lives alone, without friends or confidantes. Her world changes, however, when she meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart, who appears to be the kindred spirit and loyal friend Barbara has always been seeking. But when she discovers that Sheba is having an incendiary affair, with one of her young students, their budding relationship takes an ominous turn. Now, as Barbara threatens to expose Sheba's ...(more)

Barbara Covett is a domineering and solitary teacher who rules with an iron fist over her classroom at a decaying, state-run, secondary school in London. Save for her cat, Portia, Barbara lives alone, without friends or confidantes. Her world changes, however, when she meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart, who appears to be the kindred spirit and loyal friend Barbara has always been seeking. But when she discovers that Sheba is having an incendiary affair, with one of her young students, their budding relationship takes an ominous turn. Now, as Barbara threatens to expose Sheba's terrible secret to both her husband and the world, Barbara's own secrets and dark obsessions come tumbling to the fore, exposing the deceptions at the core of each of the women's lives. (less)

Director: Richard Eyre
Writers: Patrick Marber, Zoe Heller
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Juno Temple, Andrew Simpson, Tom Georgeson
Producers: Scott Rudin, Robert Fox

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