What's the Difference between Ladies in Lavender the Book and Ladies in Lavender the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Ursula Widdington
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Ursula Widdington
Portrayed by: Judi Dench
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Janet Widdington
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Janet Widdington
Portrayed by: Maggie Smith
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Andrea Marowski
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Andrea Marowski
Portrayed by: Daniel Brühl
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Olga Danilof
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Olga Danilof
Portrayed by: Natascha McElhone
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Dorcas
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Dorcas
Portrayed by: Miriam Margolyes
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The Doctor
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Dr. Mead
Portrayed by: David Warner
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Jan Pendered
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Jan Pendered
Portrayed by: Freddie Jones
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Adam Penruddocke
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Adam Penruddocke
Portrayed by: Clive Russell
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Ladies in Lavender Book vs Movie
In the Book |
In the Movie |
The book is set in 1916. |
The film is set in 1936. |
Ursula and Janet are in their mid-forties. Andrea is twenty. |
Judy Dench and Maggie Smith were 68 when the film was made. Andrea's age is not mentioned, but he is youthful and handsome.
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Ursula and Janet Widdington never married and always lived in their father's house |
Ursula is a spinster, Janet is a widow. Janet was a nurse during World War I. |
The sisters give Andrea clothes to wear that belonged to their father. |
The sisters buy Andrea a new suit to wear.
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This does not happen in the book. |
Dr. Mead is infatuated with Olga. But she rejects his offers to dance at a party and when he visits her near the coast while painting, she does not welcome him. Dr. Mead is jealous of the much younger Andrea. |