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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
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Writers:
Brian Moore (novel)
Peter Nelson (screenplay)
Release Date:
February 1988 (USA) more
Plot:
She falls in love with a broken down former NYC hotel doorman, who tells Judith vaguely that he was in the hotel business. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins more
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My brief review of the film more (14 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Maggie Smith | ... | Judith Hearne |
 | Bob Hoskins | ... | James Madden |
 | Wendy Hiller | ... | Aunt D'Arcy |
| Marie Kean | ... | Mrs. Rice |
 | Ian McNeice | ... | Bernard Rice |
| Alan Devlin | ... | Father Quigley |
| Rudi Davies | ... | Mary |
| Prunella Scales | ... | Moira O'Neill |
| Aine Ni Mhuiri | ... | Edie Marinan |
| Sheila Reid | ... | Miss Friel |
| Niall Buggy | ... | Mr. Lenehan |
| Kate Binchy | ... | Sister Ignatius |
| Martina Stanley | ... | Sister Mary-Paul |
 | Veronica Quilligan | ... | Mrs. Mullen |
| Frank Egerton | ... | The Major |
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116 min
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1.75 : 1 more
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UK:15 | Iceland:14 | Spain:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | USA:R
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Last cinema feature of Marie Kean. more
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References Samson and Delilah (1949) more
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WHEN YOU'RE SMILING more
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Playing an atypically quiet character for the most part, Maggie Smith is excellent in this film, and she deservedly won the BAFTA award for Best Actress for her role. As for the film itself, it is also powered by some fine acting from Marie Kean, and the motivations are interesting for each and every character - the film is a study of why different persons do what they do and what they expect in return. Sadly the snail's pacing is a bit slow for the material to have vigor, and some techniques used do not come off well, such as the melding of flashbacks and double narration with two characters each saying their thoughts. The gloom and anger in the film tend to verge on the excessive, but yet these sad emotions bring extra power to the story, and there really is not much of a story - in terms of events - to work with, but the film manages to do a satisfactory job. However, to call Smith satisfactory would not be justice at all. She is simply wonderful, in one of her last great performances, and the film is worth seeing for her work in it alone.