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Synopsis

Charles Dance’s acclaimed British film stars Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith as elderly sisters Janet (Smith) and Ursula Widdington (Dench), living in a quiet coastal town outside Cornwall. After a violent storm, they awake to find a young man, Andrea, (GOODBYE LENIN!’s Daniel Bruhl) washed ashore and badly injured. Upon taking him in, his presence quietly invokes Ursula’s abandoned feelings of longing and Janet’s maternal instincts, while also arousing suspicion and fear in the township during pre-war times in Europe. But throughout Andrea’s stay, the two sisters discover his true origins, his talents as a gifted violinist and embark on a journey they had never imagined for themselves.

Film Information

• Genre: Drama / Foreign
• Director: Charles Dance
• Written By: Charles Dance & William J. Locke
• Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Natascha McElhone, and Daniel Bruhl
• Running Time: 103 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: PG-13
• Language: English
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Reviews

"This is the most impressive directing debut by a"

   - William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"The film is old-fashioned because it exists. No one, to use an ever-dubious line, makes films like this anymore."

   - Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic

"The film is a small study in the dignity of letting go."

   - Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

"Full of delightful moments that throw into high relief the actors' craft."

   - Jay Weissberg, Variety

"It is a pleasure from start to finish."

   - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Showtimes

• Wednesday, November 2nd
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Thursday, November 3rd
  7:00 pm
• Friday, November 4th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, November 5th
  2:30 pm, 4:45 pm, 7:00 pm
• Sunday, November 6th
  2:00 pm, 4:30 pm
• Monday, November 7th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 8th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm