Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

The story of two sisters who saved a stranger, and the stranger who stole their hearts.

Directed by Charles Dance

Produced by UK Film Council, Baker Street

2004104 min6.4 / 10

A tender, character-driven romance about two aging sisters whose quiet lives are upended by a charming stranger, set against the picturesque backdrop of coastal England.

Andrea, a gifted young Polish violinist from Krakow, is bound for America when he is swept overboard by a storm. When the Widdington sisters discover the handsome stranger on the beach below their house, they nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the musically talented young man disrupts the peaceful lives of Ursula and Janet and the community in which they live.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ladies in Lavender easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Ladies in Lavender violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Ladies in Lavender sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Ladies in Lavender end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Ladies in Lavender scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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