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Notes on a Scandal (2006) -- A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Notes on a Scandal (2006) -- Clip: You belong here with me
Notes on a Scandal (2006) -- Interview: Cate Blanchett "On her Character, Shelba's, Loneliness"
Notes on a Scandal (2006) -- A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Notes on a Scandal (2006) -- A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.

Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   22,873 votes
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Director:
Richard Eyre
Writers (WGA):
Patrick Marber (screenplay)
Zoe Heller (novel)
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Release Date:
5 January 2007 (Canada) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
One Woman's Mistake Is Another's Opportunity... more
Plot:
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 35 nominations more
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(16 articles)
Books: Review: The Believers
 (From The AV Club. 25 March 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

Books: Review: The Believers
 (From The AV Club. 25 March 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Even better than the book more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chronique d'un scandale (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Escándalo (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Ühe skandaali märkmed (Estonia) [et]
Aru sukyandaru no oboegaki (Japan) [ja]
Diario de un escándalo (Spain) [es]
Diario di uno scandalo (Italy) [it]
Imerologio enos skandalou (Greece) [el]
Notas Sobre um Escândalo (Brazil) [pt]
Notatki o skandalu (Poland) [pl]
Paljastavat merkinnät (Finland) [fi]
Skandal (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Tagebuch eines Skandals (Germany) [de]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some aberrant sexual content.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Company:
BBC Films more

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Trivia:
In Mexico, some press and merchandising material claimed this movie to be "A film by Bill Nighy", whereas Bill Nighy is an actor in this movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Sheba confronts Barbara about her diary, the makeup (eyeliner) she has smudged by crying changes. One moment she had dark thick eyeliner on, the next moment she has very little of eyeliner still on, and then the eyeliner comes back as before. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Barbara Covett: [voiceover of Barbara writing in her diary] People trust me with their secrets. But who do I trust with mine? You, only you.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-01-06)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Funky Kingston more

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48 out of 69 people found the following comment useful:-
Even better than the book, 5 January 2007
9/10
Author: julianjessop from United Kingdom

I saw this at a preview last night. It is a brilliant, absorbing little piece from Zoe Heller's novel about a teacher (Cate Blanchett, looking stunning) who has an affair with a 15 year old pupil and the effect this has on her relationship with a bitter, older teacher seeking selfishly for love (Judy Dench, looking 100). Great performances all round, with special mention to Bill Nighy in the Bill Nighy role. The script (Patrick Marber) is faithful to the book but enjoyable though the book was the film is actually - for a change - even better. Beautifully filmed in North London and Eastbourne (presumably the school scenes) this movie is definitely a must see.

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