The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne is a 1987 drama film made by HandMade Films Ltd. and United British Artists UBA starring Maggie Smith and Bob Hoskins. It was directed by Jack Clayton his final theatrical film and produced by Richard Johnson and Peter Nelson, with George Harrison and Denis OBrien as executive producers. The music score was by Georges Delerue and the cinematography by Peter Hannan.

Pauline Kael wrote Clayton is a felicitous choice to direct a character study film about a womans rage against the Church for her wasted life. His first feature was Room at the Top with Simone Signoret and he made The Innocents with Deborah Kerr and The Pumpkin Eater with Anne Bancroft he knows how to show womens temperatures and their mindbody interactions. Maggie Smith becomes the essence of spinster she makes you feel the ghastliness of knowing youre a figure of fun. Janet Maslin, writing in the New York Times called the film ponderous and literal and thought the novel far superior to the films awkward screenplay. She praised much of the acting, but thought Bob Hoskins was paralyzed by the crude Americanism of his character.Maggie Smith won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress. She also won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress tied with Billie Whitelaw for The Dressmaker. Bob Hoskins won the Best Actor award also for Who Framed Roger Rabbit ........

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