UK,
2006, 87 min
Directed by:
Richard EyreScreenplay:
Patrick MarberCinematography:
Chris MengesComposer:
Philip GlassCast:
Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Tom Georgeson, Alice Bird, Bill Nighy, Joanna Scanlan, Andrew Simpson, Juno Temple, Stephen Kennedy, Anne-Marie Duff, Phil Davis (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
One as a woman consumed by her colleague's guilty secret, the other, a victim to her own dark obsessions - in this intelligent and stylish thriller. Dench mesmerises as Barbara Covett, a teacher who rules over her classroom with an iron fist, yet leads a desperate, solitary life outside it. That is, until shemeets radiant new art teacher Sheba Hart (Blanchett). Although at first overjoyed with her newfound kindred spirit, when Barbara discovers that Sheba is having an affair with a student, her jealousy and rage spiral out of control. (20th Century Fox UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2007 - Judi Dench (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 2007 - Cate Blanchett (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 2007 - Patrick Marber (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2007 - Philip Glass (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2007 - Judi Dench (Best Leading Actress)
- 2007 - Patrick Marber (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2007 - Outstanding British Film
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2007 - Judi Dench (Best Actress)
- 2007 - Patrick Marber (Best Screenplay)
- 2007 - Best British Independent Film
- 2007 - Cate Blanchett (Best Supporting Actor / Actress)
Golden Globes
- 2007 - Patrick Marber (Best Screenplay)
- 2007 - Judi Dench (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 2007 - Cate Blanchett (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2007 - Best Picture
- 2007 - Judi Dench (Best Actress)
- 2007 - Cate Blanchett (Best Supporting Actress)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2006 - Cate Blanchett (Best Supporting Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2006 - Judi Dench (Best Actress)
The Saturn Awards
- 2007 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
- 2007 - Judi Dench (Best Actress)
- 2007 - Cate Blanchett (Best Supporting Actress)