Ladies in Lavender

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Ladies in Lavender
Ladies in Lavender film poster
Directed by	Charles Dance
Produced by	Nicolas Brown, Elizabeth Karlsen
Written by	William J. Locke, Charles Dance
Starring	Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl
Distributed by	Filmax S.A.
Release date(s)	November 12, 2004
Running time	103 min
Language	English
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Ladies in Lavender is a 2004 film directed by Charles Dance. The film, based on a short story by William J. Locke, takes place in Cornwall in the 1930s. A young Polish man is found washed up on the beach and is taken in by two elderly ladies, who gradually discover that he has quite a musical talent. This film marked the first English-language role for continental actor Daniel Brühl.

The original music score was composed by Nigel Hess and is performed by Joshua Bell.

Tagline: They saved a stranger from the sea and in return he stole their hearts.

[edit] Plot

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Two elderly ladies, who are sisters living in 1936 in Cornwall near the shore, find the young man Andrea (Daniel Brühl) washed up on the beach, and lovingly take him in their house and care for him while he recovers. It turns out that he is from Poland and that he plays the violin very well. They fall a little in love with him and are sometimes jealous of each other, and of a young Russian woman Olga Daniloff (Natascha McElhone), whom the villagers suspect to be a spy. She is the daughter of a famous musician. She and Andrea travel to London to meet her father. Although Andrea likes the ladies and knows that they will be disappointed when he leaves, he goes to London anyway to start a career. There is not even an opportunity to say goodbye. Later the women attend a performance of Andrea in London.