QCC #25: NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Language
VOA
Duration
91
Rating
About
In May, QCCMTL presents Notes on a Scandal (2006), a film that explores a darker, more unsettling side of desire.
Judi Dench delivers a chilling performance as an isolated woman whose attachment to a colleague, Cate Blanchett, slowly slips into obsession and manipulation.
The film plays with our expectations: what first appears to be a connection becomes a power dynamic, and then a form of emotional predation.
Rarely has cinema depicted so precisely how desire can turn into control.
Poster: Haley Turnbull
Release date
May 14, 2026
Directed by
Richard Eyre
Release year
2006
Version
Original English Version
Country
United Kingdom
Actors
Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson, Phil Davis