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The purpose of this article is to present the connection between work and emotions in “Notes on a Scandal” directed by Richard Eyre. The author proves that emotions are determined by our work. In the author’s opinion protagonists’ work influence on their private life, forcing them to reproduce negative emotional patterns in contacts with relatives. Based on Arlie Hochschild’s conception of emotional labor, the author explains, how people control their emotions to avoid the need to make changes.