Beautiful Thing 1996  R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hettie MacDonald
Cast: Glenn Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry, Tameka Empson, Ben Daniels, Meera Syal, Martin Walsh, John Savage
Teenagers Jamie Gangel (Glenn Berry) and Ste Pearce (Scott Neal), from a London housing project, discover they are gay, fall in love, and come out in this fantasy tale about homosexuality.
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Notes on a Scandal 2006  R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Eyre
Cast: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson, Philip Davis, Michael Maloney, Juno Temple, Max Lewis, Joanna Scanlan, Julia McKenzie, Shaun Parkes, Tom Georgeson, Emma Kennedy, Tameka Empson, Wendy Nottingham
New art teacher Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) makes friends with elderly spinster, history teacher Barbara Covett (Judi Dench). As the school year progresses, Barbara learns that Sheba is having an affair with 15-year-old Steven (Andrew Simpson). The unstable Barbara tells Sheba that she will keep her secret only if she will immediately end the affair with Steven. This offer could lead to Sheba becoming Barbara's best friend, but will this kind of friendship survive? The film received four Oscar nominations, including Best Actress (Judi Dench) and Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett).
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2. Notes on a Scandal (2006)
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