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5.0 out of 5 stars: The brilliant melodrama, thriving on forbidden relationship
ByAllis K.on March 20, 2015
Even if you're not into this type of genre, must see! The brilliant melodrama, thriving on forbidden relationship, on the one hand, and desperate loneliness, on the other. The central story is revolving around non-traditional feelings between an art teacher and a student; meanwhile, a cast of characters go about their daily lives, making observations, gossiping, and just being themselves. The Super-Duo of Judi Dench as Barbara Covett and Cate Blanchett as Bathsheba ("Sheba" or "Bash") Hart, doesn't let the viewer just hold breath. After the affair becomes public, Barbara and Sheba both lose their jobs because Barbara knew about the affair and did not notify the authorities. Sheba is thrown out of her home by her husband and moves into Barbara's house. The scene with reporters-paparazzi, eagerly waiting for Bathsheba showing outside the Barbara' house, is one of most tragic moments in the movies of the kind... from the beginning of this century. Besides all this, the dashing and sophisticated British English, spoken by the movie characters - mostly high school teachers, adds an extra charm to the "Notes on a Scandal'