Ladies in Lavender
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Movie Reviews of Ladies in Lavender
Movie Review: a completely A M A Z I N G film !
Summary: 5 Stars
I've just read the other reviews on this page and am a little annoyed at the lacklustre comments on this little gem of a film that has sat in my DVD collection for the last 18 months until today when I finally got to watch it. It is a completely amazing film. One of the reasons I suppose it took me so long to get around to actually watching it is the in my view really bad cover artwork and a really bad title. However the film itself is so beautifully crafted trust me.
The physical setting is superb, really timeless & beautiful. Judi Dench is TOTALLY tremendous without a shadow of a doubt. Daniel Bruhl is completely perfect! The whole film is amazing.
There's a fair bit of interest for the classical music enthusiast too. The violin music (played by Joshua Bell!) is WONDERFUL.
My one and ONLY criticism in the whole film is that Maggie Smith's character wasn't drawn out a bit more. She is the fine dame of British acting and a real favourite so it was a pity. However I'm reluctant to mention this really as this film really scores 100% for me.
Movie Review: A warm, wonderful film set in Cornwall...
Summary: 5 Stars
Screen favourites Maggie Smith and Judi Dench star in this delightful film about two elderly sisters living in a cottage in Cornwall. One day, after a horrible storm, they find the body of a young man washed up on the shore. He is still alive but badly injured and in need of constant care. The sisters find out that the youth is from Poland, unable to speak English, and a first-rate violinist. As the bond between the sisters and their newfound friend grows, they find it more difficult to let him go. As he begins to pull away from them to pursue his love of music and his passion for a Russian woman living nearby, the sisters face uncertainty and fear about their futures.
I think this film is an excellent one to view as a family because it is so touching and it really has a beautiful story to tell. Fans of Judi Dench and Maggie Smith won't be disappointed by these talented actresses performances. It also features German actor, Daniel Bruehl, who is one of the most popular and promising young actors in Germany. Guaranteed to delight and entertain.
Movie Review: 4.5 Stars--A Very Touching Film, beautifully told
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a terrifically moving film, sad but not maudlin, introspective but not self-absorbed. As opposed to most Hollywood films (e.g. see my review of "In Her Shoes") this movie deals with deep emotional issues, but does so in a subtle, realistic way. smith and Dent's performances are superb as two elderly sisters who put up an injured youth in their home, only to have onee of them, very inappropriately, fall in love with him. Dent's performance of a lonely woman who has never known love could melt the iciest heart.
The only drawbacks of the film are the coincidences required to tell its story (the young man is a world-class violinist and a visiting foreign woman, who happens to be beautiful and his age, has great connections in the classical music world), and the loose ends that are never answered (where was the young man going when his ship sank?? why isn't anyone looking for him??)
Still, these questions are not important compared to the superb things the film accomplishes.
Movie Review: Love On Many Levels
Summary: 5 Stars
Any film with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith is automatically worth buying, but Ladies in Lavender has a special appeal beyond even the draw of these two fine actresses.
In the late 1930s two lonely sisters live a quiet life in Cornwall. One morning they discover a mysterious young man washed up on the beach near their home. As they nurse him back to health, they discover old memories and some regrets, and learn new love and tenderness. The young man reveals unexpected depths and gifts and shows his own gratitude and love for the sisters, even when tempted by glamour and beauty.
This is a kindly, pleasing story with enormous emotional appeal. There's enough humor to keep the mood from getting too dark, but the overtones of the times, (of which we are reminded by occasional radio news reports) are always present to provide more pathos. Ladies in Lavender will join the select group of beloved films which I will always try to keep close at hand.
Movie Review: There are no accidents
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie touched on some interesting ideas. First that the young violinist ended up here, not his original destination, but because he is here now, he meets the sister of a famous violinist and has the chance of a lifetime, to be completly enabled to see his fondest dreams come true.
Also it touches the fact that someone quite a bit older than he was could have an attraction to him, because she missed that part in her life as a young woman, she longed to be loved, and though it was impossible to fulfill that, she did for a moment have the happy day dream that she could have had that as a young woman.
The elderly sisters are cute with their quiet struggles to be first in this young mans life, they both wanted to feel needed.
In the end everyones needs are met, to their individual desires.
Truly in this life there arent any mistakes.
My husband and I really enjoyed it.