Notes on a ScandalOverview and Synopsis

Notes on a Scandal
Opened December 27, 2006 | Runtime:1 hr. 32 min.
R
language and some aberrant sexual content
Barbara Covett (Judi Dench), a veteran teacher at St. George's, senses a kindred spirit in Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett), the school's new art teacher. The charismatic younger woman draws Barbara, and the two become friends. Then she learns of Read More
Cast: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson, Phil Davis
Director: Richard Eyre
Genres: Psychological Drama, Melodrama, Drama

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"...tossed the book's subtlety out the window, along with its psychological complexity, its running theme of self-deception and its dark, extra-wry sense of humor." Los Angeles Times
- Carina Chocano
"...a deviously entertaining account of one woman's indiscretions as related by a not-so-disinterested third party." Variety
- Justin Chang