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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
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February 1988 (USA)
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She falls in love with a broken down former NYC hotel doorman, who tells Judith vaguely that he was in the hotel business. full summary | add synopsis
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Won BAFTA Film Award.
Another 2 wins
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Deeply moving
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Maggie Smith | ... | Judith Hearne |
 | Bob Hoskins | ... | James Madden |
 | Wendy Hiller | ... | Aunt D'Arcy |
| Marie Kean | ... | Mrs. Rice |
 | Ian McNeice | ... | Bernard Rice |
| Alan Devlin | ... | Father Quigley |
| Rudi Davies | ... | Mary |
| Prunella Scales | ... | Moira O'Neill |
| Aine Ni Mhuiri | ... | Edie Marinan |
| Sheila Reid | ... | Miss Friel |
| Niall Buggy | ... | Mr. Lenehan |
| Kate Binchy | ... | Sister Ignatius |
| Martina Stanley | ... | Sister Mary-Paul |
 | Veronica Quilligan | ... | Mrs. Mullen |
| Frank Egerton | ... | The Major |
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116 min
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Last cinema feature of Marie Kean.
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References Samson and Delilah (1949)
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WHEN YOU'RE SMILING
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An unsparing portrait of a lonely spinster with nothing to go on but her own ever-weakening faith. All the performances are wonderful, but Maggie Smith in the title role is revelatory. One of the best performances by an actress that I've ever seen.