| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Chris Menges ; film editors, John Bloom ; music by, Philip Glass ; production and costume designer, Tim Hatley. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Zoe Heller. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language and some aberrant sexual content. |
| Summary |
Barbara is a cynical schoolteacher who is close to retirement. Her only means of taking the edge off her desperate loneliness is writing in her journal. Sheba is a younger, attractive woman, who joins the faculty as an art teacher. Barbara watches her from afar and has nothing but caustic things to say in her diary. Barbara finds herself reaching out to Sheba. Sheba responds by inviting her to dinner at her house to meet Sheba's lecturer husband and their two children. Later, when Barbara discovers that Sheba is having a sexual relationship with a 15-year old student, Barbara realizes that knowledge of this secret gives her power over Sheba which she can use for her own purposes. Sheba becomes uneasy with Barbara's friendship. The tenuous relationship between the two women reaches a crisis point when Barbara's cat is dying and she asks Sheba to go with her to the vet. Sheba chooses to go with her family to see their son in a play instead. In revenge, Barbara sets in motion the scandal that will rock both their lives in ways they never imagined. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary by director Richard Eyre ; 'Notes on a Scandal' : the story of two obsessions featurette ; 'Notes on a Scandal' : behind the scenes featurette ; A conversation with Cate Blanchett and Bill Nighy featurette ; In character with Cate Blanchett featurette ; Webisodes. |
| Language |
English (5.1 Dolby Surround), French (Dolby Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) dialogue with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Women teachers -- Drama.
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Teacher-student relationships -- Drama.
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High school teachers -- Drama.
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Scandals -- Drama.
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Loneliness in old age -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Melodrama.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Eyre, Richard, 1943- Director.
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Dench, Judi, 1934- Actor.
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Blanchett, Cate, 1969- Actor.
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Nighy, Bill, 1949- Actor.
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Fox, Robert, 1952- Producer.
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Rudin, Scott, 1958- Producer.
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Marber, Patrick, 1964- Screenwriter.
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Heller, Zoë.
Notes on a scandal.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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BBC Films.
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DNA Films.
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UK Film Council.
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| Standard No. |
024543438915 50 |
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024543438953 |
| Music No. |
243891 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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