Notes on a Scandal on DVD

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Plot ... 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 - but her world changes when she meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart. Sheba 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.

Cast ... Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy

My thoughts ... I can sum up my review by simply saying ... 2 amazing performances by 2 incredibly talent actresses! Cate Blanchett is brilliant in her portrayal of a desperately lonely and lost soul who commits the most hideous possible crime as a teacher. Judi Dench's performance is both memorable and chilling in her protrayal of a extremely menacing spinster. It is a phychological thriller that builds suspense to a very climatic scene between the 2 main characters. Highly recommended!