A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new “friend” also go well beyond platonic friendship.

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Film Cast:

• Barbara Covett: Judi Dench
• Sheba Hart: Cate Blanchett
• Richard Hart: Bill Nighy
• Steven Connolly: Andrew Simpson
• Brian Bangs: Phil Davis
• Sandy Pabblem: Michael Maloney
• Polly Hart: Juno Temple
• Ben Hart: Max Lewis
• Sue Hodge: Joanna Scanlan
• Marjorie: Julia McKenzie
• Bill Rumer: Shaun Parkes
• Ted Mawson: Tom Georgeson
• Linda: Emma Kennedy
• Gita: Syreeta Kumar
• Elaine Clifford: Wendy Nottingham
• Antonia Robinson: Tameka Empson
• Davis: Leon Skinner
• Lorraine: Debra Gillett
• Dave: Barry McCarthy
• Martin: Adrian Scarborough
• Sheba’s Mother: Jill Baker
• Marcia: Diana Berriman
• Saskia: Alice Bird
• Eddie: Benedict Taylor
• Eddie’s Wife: Miranda Pleasence
• Vet: Jonathan Speer
• Mr. Connolly: Stephen Kennedy
• Mrs. Connolly: Derbhle Crotty
• Newsreader: Catherine Drew
• Annabel: Anne-Marie Duff
• Teacher (uncredited): Kevin Hudson
• Choir Member (uncredited): Gabrielle Brooks

Film Crew:

• Original Music Composer: Philip Glass
• Casting: Shaheen Baig
• Producer: Scott Rudin
• Editor: John Bloom
• Editor: Antonia Van Drimmelen
• Producer: Robert Fox
• Stunts: Tina Maskell
• Stunts: Peter Pedrero
• Director of Photography: Chris Menges
• Executive Producer: Redmond Morris
• “B” Camera Operator: Paul Bond
• Sound Supervisor: James Mather
• Foley Artist: Andie Derrick
• Foley Artist: Peter Burgis
• Foley Recording Engineer: Nigel Heath
• Director: Richard Eyre
• Casting: Maggie Lunn
• Costume Design: Tim Hatley
• Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
• Screenplay: Patrick Marber
• Second Assistant Director: Chris Stoaling
• First Assistant Director: Martin Harrison
• Third Assistant Director: Heidi Gower
• Foley Editor: Derek Trigg
• Supervising Art Director: Mark Raggett
• Standby Art Director: Grant Armstrong
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lee Dichter
• Post Production Accountant: Tarn Harper
• Producer’s Assistant: Michael Diliberti
• Other: Hattie Dalton
• Hair Department Head: Lisa Westcott
• Conductor: Nico Muhly
• Supervising Music Editor: Joseph S. DeBeasi
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Martin Czembor
• Sound Assistant: Eric Strausser
• Novel: Zoë Heller
• ADR Recording Engineer: Andy Thompson
• Stand In: Penny Ryder
• Costume Supervisor: Allison Wyldeck
• Music Editor: Graham Sutton
• ADR Editor: Nigel Stone
• Boom Operator: Kate Morath
• Stunt Coordinator: Nrinder Dhudwar
• Costume Assistant: David Otzen
• Dialogue Editor: Tim Owens
• Orchestrator: Isobel Griffiths
• Producer’s Assistant: Nathan Kelly
• Production Sound Mixer: Jim Greenhorn
• Sound Re-Recording Assistant: Doug Cooper
• Script Supervisor: Diana Dill
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mike Prestwood Smith
• Music Editor: Missy Cohen
• Focus Puller: Ben Wilson
• Unit Production Manager: Rachel Neale
• Unit Publicist: Linda Gamble
• ADR Voice Casting: Howard Halsall
• Assistant Music Supervisor: Derek Somaru
• Makeup Artist: Rebecca Lafford
• Second Assistant “B” Camera: Mark Milsome
• Transportation Coordinator: Gary Birmingham
• Sound Effects Editor: Joseph Stracey
• Gaffer: Lee Walters
• Assistant Location Manager: Lee Robertson
• Conductor: Michael Riesman
• Scoring Mixer: Dan Bora
• Clapper Loader: Urszula Pontikos
• Hairstylist: Jayne Buxton
• Producer’s Assistant: Danny Roman
• Graphic Designer: Kem White
• Best Boy Electric: Paul Sharp
• Post Production Supervisor: Polly Duval
• Assistant Editor: Martin Corbett
• Dressing Prop: Ben Wilkinson
• Costume Assistant: Emma Heath
• Clapper Loader: Sam Barnes
• Location Scout: Russell Lodge
• Score Engineer: Jake Jackson
• Electrician: Eamonn Fitzgerald
• Special Effects Coordinator: Stuart Brisdon
• Property Master: Maxie McDonald
• Sound Editor: Stuart Stanley
• Grip: Gary Hymns
• Assistant Set Decoration: Lucy Eyre
• Rigging Gaffer: Gavin Walters
• Hairstylist: Helen Johnson
• First Assistant “B” Camera: Ashley Bond
• Assistant Art Director: Jane Harwood
• Assistant Location Manager: Richard Hill
• Costume Assistant: Jane Leonard
• Art Department Assistant: Cian O’Clery
• Painter: John Davies
• Special Effects: Mark Haddenham
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Holly Pullinger
• Carpenter: Paul Bowring
• Supervising Carpenter: Ian Bee
• Standby Painter: Simon Hutchings
• Stand In: Philip Ball
• Stunts: Rob Hunt
• Electrician: Mark Thomas
• Floor Runner: Emily Graham
• Props: Les Benson
• Assistant Accountant: Dan Hillsdon
• Producer’s Assistant: Sarah Richardson
• Standby Property Master: Stephen Conway
• Camera Trainee: Therese Hvattum
• Production Accountant: Shruti Shah
• Other: Trevor Gureckis
• Stunts: John Street
• Vocal Coach: Joan Washington
• Production Coordinator: Francesca Castellano
• Construction Manager: Robin Thistlethwaite
• Carpenter: Jonathan Wells
• Standby Carpenter: Josh Jones
• Art Department Assistant: Catherine Byrne
• Painter: Amanda Waddington
• Score Engineer: Sam Jones
• Electrician: Jimmy Harris
• Carpenter: David Martin
• Grip: Simon Fogg
• Location Manager: Amanda Stevens
• Script Supervisor: Keziah Barton-White
• Dressing Prop: Neil Murrum
• Set Decoration Buyer: Harriet Orman
• Video Report: Alex Hobbs
• Sound Assistant: Jason Bennett
• Location Scout: Thomas Elgood
• Location Scout: Iggy Ellis
• Producer’s Assistant: James P. Queen
• Producer’s Assistant: Mira Shin
• Producer’s Assistant: Dan Erstad
• Production Secretary: Vanraaj Padhaal
• Assistant Accountant: Polly Fletcher
• Assistant Accountant: Helen Walker
• Accounting Trainee: Jay Weeks
• Accounting Trainee: Nwachukwu Aghanya
• Accounting Trainee: Marie Sayej
• Hairstylist: Eamonn Hughes
• Costume Assistant: Vandra Howard
• Lead Costumer: Kirsty Wilkinson
• Standby Property Master: Stephen McDonald
• Dressing Prop: Peter Watson
• Electrician: Steve Blythe
• Electrician: Peter Harris
• Electrician: Emily Plant
• Electrician: Dennis Watson
• Second Second Assistant Director: Charlie Waller
• Production Runner: Barney Miller
• Stand In: Collette Appleby
• Actor’s Assistant: Jemma Kearney
• Unit Medic: Sara Dony
• Standby Rigger: Greg Press
• Other: Pete Hodge
• Painter: Matt Parsons
• Other: Neil Dickson
• Other: Tony Kernan
• Supervising Sound Editor: Jason Ribikoff
• Assistant Sound Editor: Diana Smith
• Assistant Sound Editor: Lionel Johnson
• Foley Recording Engineer: Edward Colyer
• Sound Mix Technician: Dave Wren
• Score Engineer: Chris Dibble
• Orchestrator: John Bradbury
• Other: Vic Fraser
• Scoring Mixer: Ichiho Nishiki
• Music Coordinator: Christian Rutledge
• Still Photographer: Olivia Coote

Movie Reviews:

• badelf: This is one of those films like a great pasta dish where everything is just right but somehow you still don’t feel the restaurant is justified charging $21.95 for a plate of noodles and tomato sauce. The direction is top notch, Cate Blanchett as Sheba Hart is great and Bill Nighy supporting just works. As much as I usually adore Judi
  Dench’s acting, I thought she was a little too one-dimensional in this role. But given her choice, she executed the role with the usual Dench precision.

  This is a twisted love triangle story with very real characters. If you’re the kind that picks up the dirt rags in the checkout line at the supermarket, you’ll probably love the story. I gave it a 7 on my scale. It won’t blow you away, but you won’t feel like you’ve wasted your time either.