Miranda Pleasence

Notes on a Scandal -- Barbara Covett is a lonely teacher who finds friendship in a fellow instructor, Sheba Hart. But when Barbara uncovers Sheba's illicit affair with a teenage student, her jealousy and rage spiral out of control.

Academy Award® winners Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett give wickedly entertaining, Oscar-nominated performances, in this sexy, stylish thriller. Judi Dench mesmerizes as Barbara Covett, a teacher who rules over her classroom with an iron fist, yet leads a desperate, solitary life outside it. That is, until she meets radiant new art teacher Sheba Hart (Blanchett). Although at first overjoyed with her newfound kindred spirit, when Barbara discovers that Sheba is having an affair with a teenage student, her jealously and rage spiral out of control.

Barbara Covett is a lonely teacher who finds friendship in a fellow instructor, Sheba Hart. But when Barbara uncovers Sheba's illicit affair with a teenage student, her jealousy and rage spiral out of control.

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new 'friend' also go well beyond platonic friendship.