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Ladies in Lavender (2004)

Ladies in Lavender poster
Directed by
Charles Dance
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 142 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two elderly sisters in a 1930s Cornish village take in a young Polish man who has washed ashore after a shipwreck. As he recovers and reveals his talent as a violinist, the sisters' quiet lives are changed.

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What happens

Ladies in Lavender is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Charles Dance. The screenplay is based on a 1908 short story by William J. Locke. The film stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl and Miriam Margolyes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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