THESPIAN OF THE WEEK: Judi Dench

Name:  Judith Olivia Dench

AKA:  Judi Dench

From:  York, England

Date of birth:  December 9, 1934

Specialty:  Actress, Arthur

Judi Dench Films Not To Be Missed:

Notes On A Scandal
Drama Thriller

Ladies in Lavender
Drama Mystery

Shakespeare In Love
Drama Romance Comedy

HER MAJESTY, MRS. BROWN

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama
MADE:  1997
CAST:  Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer
DIRECTOR:  John Madden
WRITER:  Jeremy Brock

PLOT:  When Queen Victoria loses her husband and finds herself in a prolonged depression and state of seclusion she sends for Scottish Highlander,Brown, well spoken of by her late husband she entrusts this man to bring her around to a normal life once more.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Queen, The Young Victoria, Elizabeth: The Gold Age, The King's Speech

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NOTES ON A SCANDAL

GENRE:  Drama/ Thriller
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Andrew Simpson
DIRECTOR:  Richard Eyre
WRITER:  Patrick Marber, Zoe Heller

PLOT:  Barbara Covett an older high-school teacher meets the beautiful new art teacher, Sheba Hart, whom she has found a friend in plus more until she finds that Sheba is having an affair with one of her 15 year old students.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Door In The Floor, The Graduate, The Lives Of Others

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SHAKESPEAR IN LOVE

GENRE:  Romance/ Comedy/ Drama
MADE:  1998
CAST:  Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Judi Dench
DIRECTOR:  John Madden
WRITER:  Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard

PLOT:  A story about young Shakespeare and how he came about to write "Romeo And Juliet".

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Emma, Romeo + Juliet by Baz Luhrmann, Julia And Julia

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CHOCOLAT

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2000
CAST:  Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin
DIRECTOR:  Lasse Hallstrom
WRITER:  Joanne Harris, Robert Nelson Jacobs

PLOT:  A traveling woman chocolatiere and daughter settle in a small village and open a chocolate shop where a many of life's questions and troubles occur, among them the village's disdain for the newcomer who does not abide by their conservative rules and values and the child's want of a normal life and mother that she can only express to her kangaroo friend named "Roo".

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  A Very Long Engagement, Finding Neverland, Benny & Joon

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THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK

GENRE:  Science Fiction/ Action/ Fantasy
MADE:  2004
CAST:  Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Thandie Newton, Karl Urban, Alexa Davalos
DIRECTOR:  David Twohy
WRITER:  Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, David Twohy

PLOT:  On A planet, Helion Prime, Riddick finds himself standing against the feared Necromongers, who are planning to kill all humans in the universe, and within the army of Necromongers a soldier plans to overtake the thrown.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Iron Man, Avatar, Predators

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