Ladies in Lavender (2004) on Netflix
PG-1320041h 44mDramaMusicMystery
In a Cornwall fishing village, sisters Janet and Ursula find a nearly drowned man on the shore below their cottage after a storm. He is Andrea, a Polish violinist bound for America.
- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb7.0/1013,812 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes64%
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Plot summary
Ursula and Janet Widdington live quietly in a tight-knit Cornwall fishing village. After a storm they find a nearly drowned man on the beach below their cottage and care for him until he recovers. He is Andrea, a Polish violinist from Kraków who was sailing to America when he went overboard. The sisters speak to him in broken German and teach him English, and they grow attached to the visitor and dote on him. Andrea's playing on the violin draws the interest of Olga Daniloff, a Russian artist holidaying nearby whose brother is a celebrated violinist. Some in the village are suspicious of the stranger, and their unease grows as he and Olga become friendly.
Cast
- Iain Marshallas Fisherman (as Ian Marshall)
- Gregor Henderson-Beggas Luke Pendered
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Longtime friends Maggie Smith and Judi Dench were appearing together in a play in London's West End when Dance first approached them, and immediately accepted without even reading the script; Dance said that without them the film would not have happened.
- Freddie Jones thought his part was poor but agreed to do it anyway for the chance to work with Dench.
- The original music was written by Nigel Hess, his first feature film score, and performed by Joshua Bell and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Hess received a Classical BRIT Awards nomination for Best Soundtrack Composer.
- Producer Nik Powell was impressed by Good Bye, Lenin! and suggested German actor Daniel Brühl for the film, which became Brühl's first English-language role.
- In August 2025 the film's score ranked number 27 in Classic FM's annual "Movie Music Hall of Fame", a top 100 of film scores voted for by radio listeners in the United Kingdom.
