The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)

12/23/1987 (GB) • 1h 56m

Drama, Romance

An unlikely relationship based on love, faith, and a little deception.

Overview

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.

Top Billed Cast

Maggie Smith

Judith Hearne

Bob Hoskins

James Madden

Wendy Hiller

Aunt D'Arcy

Marie Kean

Mrs. Rice

Ian McNeice

Bernard Rice

Prunella Scales

Moira O'Neill

Áine Ní Mhuirí

Edie Marinan

Sheila Reid

Mrs Friel


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

hotel

based on novel or book

despair

dublin, ireland

loneliness

boarding house

spinster

piano

1950s

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