Clive Russell, Daniel Br?hl, Daniel Brühl

Two aging spinster sisters have their peaceable Cornwall existence disrupted in 1936 when they take a young Polish violinist into their care. After a particularly violent storm, Ursula and Janet Widin...( read more  read more... )gton awake to find young man Andrea half-drowned and badly injured on the beach. They slowly discover that he is a Polish Jew with a gift for music as an accomplished violinist, hoping to find his way to America. But the village isn't used to visitors and everyone, with the exception of the sisters, is full of suspicions, especially when Andrea develops a friendship with a beautiful Russian woman vacationing nearby. Eventually, the two must make a choice between trying to keep their new charge for themselves or setting him free in the world.

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67% liked it

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61% liked it

88 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Charles Dance

Release Date: April 29, 2005

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DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005

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  • September 15, 2008
    yeh, it's kinda alright. it aint boring anyway. one of those feel good features. dench and smith are well... seasoned actresses and it's really needless to say how great they are... as they're sure to be in anything at all. the most engaging character was the fat old maid played ...( read more)by miriam margolyes. it's basic and obvious at times but has its charm
  • January 29, 2008
    An absolute delight from start to finish. Charming, elegant and engrossing. Careful and smartly written and superbly directed by the actor Charles Dance and filled with wonderful music and magnificent, subtle acting. The joy of watching Judy Dench and Maggie Smith, one of cinema'...( read more)s greatest dames, perform their charming duet for nearly two hours makes the film even more fun and worthwhile.
  • November 18, 2007
    Two grand old English ladies find a Polish kid washed up on their beach. They nurse Andrea back to life, and find out he is an accomplished violinist. I enjoy this sort of movie where the characters have to make difficult decisions.
  • June 10, 2007
    So wonderful.
  • April 27, 2006
    Lavender Ladies Lose Their Way. A Charming heart warming film. Highlights the best English Cinema has to offer. Aesthetically pleasing without much content. Although the story is good and told beautifully it lacks a message or moral to make the movie complete.
  • November 22, 2009
    Ladies In Lavender is a very touching movie starring the talents of Dame Maggie Smith and Judi Dench as sisters Janet and Ursula who discover the body of a young man on the shore. They soon nurse him back to health and Ursula finds herself falling in love with Andrea, the handsom...( read more)e foreigner.

    The movie overall was very enjoyable. Judi and Maggie both did a fantastic job in their roles and Daniel was great as Andrea.

    Definitely worth a watch if you enjoy either or both actresses or are just looking for something a little different.
  • November 7, 2009
    what to write somebody here ? the story is simple ....Two old ladies who live in Cornwall , find and take home , a young Polish violinist ...they teach English to them ...all these in 1936 ...
    the roles of the two old sisters is performed by two , for me , holy female actresse...( read more)s ...JUDI AND MAGGIE , MAGGIE AND JUDI . Judi Dench and Maggie Smith ...only for this i could see the film .....Judi has 5 Batfa and i think that is two times Academy award , for the one i m sure , was in Chocolat .....She also plays M , in Jame s Bond films .....Maggie has a lot of prizes and two times Academy award { i m sure here }
    a low profile direction by the great actor Charles Dance Dance....
    another excellent English film
  • October 6, 2009
    Very nice movie...i don't ususally watch that kind of movies...Maggie and Judi play the sister where it happen to found and take care of an soldier from germany during the war..its funny to see them struggle to gain the attention of the young man..
  • October 1, 2009
    La historia de dos señoras mayores que acogen a un joven náufrago, hasta ese momento desconocido, pero que luego les roba el corazón. Muy buenas actuaciones.
  • September 22, 2009
    Beautiful location. Interesting movie. Judi and Maggie are wonderful.

Critic Reviews


June 2, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

A wistful little thing about regret, jealousy and love. full review

May 27, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Dance has had the great good fortune to cast two legendary British actresses, and thus Ladies in Lavender gets elevated to the rare-treat category. full review

May 27, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Not even the skills of Dames Smith and Judi Dench can make this tea strong enough to swallow. full review

May 12, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Ladies in Lavender assembles those two great Dames, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, and sends them off to play sisters sharing a cozy little cottage on the Cornwall coast. That is an inspiration. What th... full review

April 29, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

It's a conventional picture, but it feels so deeply alive that it's practically a novelty. full review

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  • ThePhoenix255
    June 23, 2007
    well the film is quite good even on a psychological level...and the guy is sooo gorgeous! lol

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