In 1930s Cornwall, or somewhere, a young man is washed up on the beach. What the hell is a Polish violin virtuoso doing in a boat off the edge of Cornwall anyway? Do we find out? I don't think so. Anyway, the sisters (or Dames) Maggie and Judi Dench look after him. And as Judi's never experienced love she rather crazily falls for him. And in parallel, David Warner thinks he has a chance with young Dane or wherever she comes from Natasha McElhone, who interestingly does not have a thing going on with the German - I mean Pole - who is, by the way, Daniel Brühl. In fact, Brühl is half-Spanish, not that that has anything to do with anything. The final piece performed is original, 'Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra' by Nigel Hess.
With Miriam Morgolyes, Freddie Jones, Clive Russell, Toby Jones. Photographed by Peter Biziou, Oscar winner for Mississippi Burning (also Unfaithful, The Truman Show, The Road to Wellville, Life of Brian).
Why Ladies in Lavender, though? And why don't they want him to be a successful violinist? Because they want to 'keep' him? A film that asks more questions than answers them is not necessarily a bad thing, but in this case, it is.
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