Ladies in Lavender

Dir. Charles Dance · PG · 104 min · 11/11/2004

Judi Dench and Maggie Smith play two elderly sisters in 1930s Cornwall who find their quiet lives disrupted by a young Polish musician they rescue from the sea. A beautiful, melancholy film about desire, aging, and the loves that remain unexpressed.

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