The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
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Judith Hearne (Maggie Smith) is a middle-aged "maiden lady" piano teacher living in 1950s Dublin. Timid and self-deprecating, Judith permits herself to yearn over her new boarding-house neighbor, hotel entrepreneur Bob Hoskins. Hoskins thinks that Judith has enough money to bankroll his latest scheme, so he decides to return her affections. Judith, blind to Hoskin's duplicity, convinces herself that she's finally found true love. The shattering of her illusions drives Judith to drink--and, unexpectedly, to a more fulfilling new life. Based on the novel by Brian Moore, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is typical of the "muted emotion" ouevre of director Jack Clayton. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jack Clayton
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Synopsis of The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Judith Hearne (Maggie Smith) is a middle-aged "maiden lady" piano teacher living in 1950s Dublin. Timid and self-deprecating, Judith permits herself to yearn over her new boarding-house neighbor, hotel entrepreneur Bob Hoskins. Hoskins thinks that Judith has enough money to bankroll his latest scheme, so he decides to return her affections. Judith, blind to Hoskin's duplicity, convinces herself that she's finally found true love. The shattering of her illusions drives Judith to drink--and, unexpectedly, to a more fulfilling new life. Based on the novel by Brian Moore, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is typical of the "muted emotion" ouevre of director Jack Clayton. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
- Maggie Smith - Judith Hearne
- Wendy Hiller - Aunt D'Arcy
- Ian McNeice - Bernard Rice
- Prunella Scales - Moira O'Neill
- Aine Ni Mhuiri - Edie Marinan
- Paul Boyle - Taxi Driver
- Richard Taylor - Tin Whistle Player
- Frank Egerton - Major
- James Holland - Shaun O'Neill
- Dick Sullivan - Priest
- Alan Radcliffe - Young Priest
- Seamus Newham - Taxi Driver
- Aiden Murphy - Youth at Liquor Store
- Emma Jane Lavin - Young Judith
- Kevin Flood - Owen O'Neill
- Kate Binchy - Sister Ignatius
- Paddy Joyce - Drunk in Pub
- Bob Hoskins - James Madden
- Marie Kean - Mrs. Rice
- Alan Devlin - Father Quigley
- Rudi Davies - Mary
- Sheila Reid - Miss Friel
- Peter Gilmore - Kevin O'Neill
- Isolde Cazelet - Old Woman
- Sue Hampson - Cellist at Aunt D'Arcy's
- Mike Rennie - Violinist at Aunt D'Arcy's
- Martina Stanley - Sister Mary Paul
- Gerard O'Hagan - Waiter
- Anna Murphy - Girl Giggler
- Leonard McGuire - Dr. Bowe
- Marjorie Hogan - Old Woman
- Catherine Cusack - Una O'Neill
- Veronica Quilligan - Mrs. Mullen
- Niall Buggy - Mr. Lenehan
- Director(s):
- Jack Clayton
- Writer(s):
- Peter Nelson
- Producer(s):
- Richard Johnson, George Harrison, Peter Nelson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Brief Nudity, Adult Language, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children)
- 1988 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actress
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