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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)

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

6.6/10 1h 56m Dec 23, 1987
Drama Romance

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Judith Hearne
Popularity: 3.8
Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
James Madden
Popularity: 1.6
Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
Aunt D'Arcy
Popularity: 0.9
Marie Kean
Marie Kean
Mrs. Rice
Popularity: 1.1
Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice
Bernard Rice
Popularity: 1.5
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Rudi Davies
Mary
Popularity: 0.6
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales
Moira O'Neill
Popularity: 4.4
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Áine Ní Mhuirí
Edie Marinan
Popularity: 0.1
Sheila Reid
Sheila Reid
Mrs Friel
Popularity: 2.2
Niall Buggy
Niall Buggy
Mr Lenehan
Popularity: 0.5
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Kate Binchy
Sister Ignatius
Popularity: 0.1
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Martina Stanley
Sister Mary-Paul
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Jack Clayton
Screenplay Peter Nelson
Editor Terry Rawlings
Producer George Harrison

Production

United British Artists (UBA)
Handmade Films
GB

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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 23, 1987
Runtime 1h 56m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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