The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Dec 23, 1987

1h 56m

★ 6.5

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

United British Artists (UBA)

Handmade Films

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Cast

Judith Hearne

Maggie Smith

James Madden

Bob Hoskins

Aunt D'Arcy

Wendy Hiller

Mrs. Rice

Marie Kean

Bernard Rice

Ian McNeice

Mary

Rudi Davies

Moira O'Neill

Prunella Scales

Edie Marinan

Áine Ní Mhuirí

Mrs Friel

Sheila Reid

Mr Lenehan

Niall Buggy

Sister Ignatius

Kate Binchy

Sister Mary-Paul

Martina Stanley

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