The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
December 23, 1987
Drama, Romance
1h 56m


An unlikely relationship based on love, faith, and a little deception.
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Jack Clayton
- Judith Hearne Maggie Smith
- James Madden Bob Hoskins
- Aunt D'Arcy Wendy Hiller
- Mrs. Rice Marie Kean
- Bernard Rice Ian McNeice
- Moira O'Neill Prunella Scales
- Mrs Friel Sheila Reid
- Mr Lenehan Niall Buggy
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Keywords
- hotel
- based on novel or book
- despair
- dublin, ireland
- loneliness
- boarding house
- spinster
- piano
- 1950s