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Lonely Passion Of Judith Hearne, The (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,

R, 1 hr. 56 min.

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Cannon Home Video

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All Critics (9) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0)

Top-drawer screen interpretation of Brian Moore's 1955 novel about the spiritual crisis of a middle-aged woman.

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