Title: Ladies in Lavender
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Charles Dance
Cast: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, and Daniel Bruhl
This film was based on a short story written by William J. Locke that caught the eye of Charles Dance, who directed the film. At the start of the film two sisters walking on the beach near their home find a half-drowned polish boy and take him in to care for him. There is a bit of an issue at first when they determine he is Polish as he doesn’t speak English – however he does speak German and Janet (Maggie Smith) does as well, though poorly.
Andrea (Daniel Bruhl) slowly recovers, learning English from the sisters. Ursula (Judi Dench) falls in love with him, finding herself jealous of the friendship he develops with a visiting woman named Olga Daniloff (Natascha McElhone from Designated Survivor).
The movie in general is not bad. I wouldn’t say it was a movie that I would insist on watching, but if it happened to come on, I’d probably stop to watch it. I found that while I found the one-sided romance between Ursula and Andrea a bit odd, it did not get to the point where you feel uncomfortable about it.
My grade is going to be a strong B. The story was interesting, the cast was a good collection of actors, but the music was not quite balanced with the film itself.
Other notable cast members include Miriam Margolyes(Harry Potter), Clive Russell(Game of Thrones), and Toby Jones (Captain America: The First Avenger).
Sokorra Lewis 