Notes on a Scandal

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by Patrick Marber

Type

Screenplays

Subject

One Film > Notes on a Scandal

Keywords

Richard Eyre, movie script

Publishing date

2006

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Collection

Classic Screenplays

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 128 pages
5 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches (13.5 x 21 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-571-23610-3
978-0-571-23610-7

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Book Presentation:
This unsettling black comedy about private passion and public shame is based on Zoe Heller’s acclaimed novel, adapted for the screen by celebrated dramatist Patrick Marber (Closer).

When art teacher Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) arrives at a London comprehensive she catches the keen eye of her older colleague Barbara Covett (Judi Dench). Barbara is not the only one drawn to Sheba, who then begins an illicit affair. Barbara is the keeper of Sheba’s secret, but can she be trusted?

About the Author:
Patrick Marber was born in London in 1964. He began his career as a writer in 1986. He co-wrote and appeared in a number of radio and television programmes including The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You and, more recently, BBC R4’s Bunk Bed (with Peter Curran). In 1995 his first play Dealer’s Choice premiered at the National Theatre…

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