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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne( 1987)

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An unlikely relationship based on love, faith, and a little deception.

Overview

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Maggie Smith

      Judith Hearne

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      Bob Hoskins

      James Madden

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      Wendy Hiller

      Aunt D'Arcy

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      Marie Kean

      Mrs. Rice

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      Ian McNeice

      Bernard Rice

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      Rudi Davies

      Mary

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      Prunella Scales

      Moira O'Neill

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      Áine Ní Mhuirí

      Edie Marinan

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      Sheila Reid

      Mrs Friel

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      Niall Buggy

      Mr Lenehan

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      Kate Binchy

      Sister Ignatius

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      Martina Stanley

      Sister Mary-Paul

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      Veronica Quilligan

      Mrs Mullen

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      Frank Egerton

      The Major

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      Leonard Maguire

      Dr Bowe

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      Kevin Flood

      Owen O'Neill

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      Catherine Cusack

      Una O'Neill

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      Peter Gilmore

      Kevin O'Neill

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      James Holland

      Shaun O'Neill

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      Aidan Gillen

      Youth at Liquor Store (as Aiden Murphy)

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      Emma Jane Lavin

      Young Judith

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      Dick Sullivan

      Priest

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      Alan Radcliffe

      Young Priest

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      Seamus Newham

      Taxi Driver

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      Paul Boyle

      Taxi Driver

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      Isolde Cazelet

      Old Woman

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      Marjorie Hogan

      Old Woman

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      Gerard O'Hagan

      Waiter

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      Anna Murphy

      Girl Giggler

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      Gemma Murphy

      Girl Giggler

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      Paddy Joyce

      Drunk in Pub

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Nov 14 2022
    Maggie Smith offers quite a compelling performance in this adaptation of Brian Moore's novel. She is the eponymous piano teacher, having fallen on hard times since the death of her aunt (Dame Wendy Hiller). She comes to live in a boarding house in Dublin where she encounters a rather curious dynamic amongst the guests: the proprietress, her son, and her brother "Madden" (Bob Hoskins). She takes rather a shine to him, and the beautiful jewellery on her fingers leads him to believe that she might be useful backing his proposed hamburger business venture. Wires get crossed, and we discover that th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • hotel
    • based on novel or book
    • despair
    • dublin, ireland
    • loneliness
    • boarding house
    • spinster
    • piano
    • 1950s