Dame Judi Densch and Cate Blanchett, both Academy Award-winners, star alongside Bill Nighy in this story of the professional and personal ramifications of an art teacher at a British public school who has affair with a 15-year-old student which, once it becomes known to the school's headmistress, finds herself beholden to following unwelcome advances or risking her secret being exposed. Rated R. 98 min. (Fox Searchlight)

• Top Ten Films (National Board of Review)
• Best Performance by an Actress Nominee - Drama, Judi Dench  (Golden Globes)
• Best Performance by a Supporting Actress Nominee, Cate Blanchett  (Golden Globes)
• Best Screenplay Nominee, Patrick Marber (Golden Globes)