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2005 Certificate PG
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An elderly widow dumped in a 'retirement hotel' by her family strikes up an unlikely friendship with an aspiring young writer. Her disappointment at the sight of her new lodgings is soon tempered by the young man's joie de vivre as she discovers a whole new lease on life. MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT proves the old adage that .. Read more

Starring Joan Plowright, Zoe Tapper, Rupert Friend, Anna Massey
Director Dan Ireland
Genres Drama

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Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont

An elderly widow dumped in a 'retirement hotel' by her family strikes up an unlikely friendship with an aspiring young writer. Her disappointment at the sight of her new lodgings is soon tempered by the young man's joie de vivre as she discovers a whole new lease on life. MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT proves the old adage that you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family.

Starring Joan Plowright, Zoe Tapper, Rupert Friend, Anna Massey
Director Dan Ireland
Studio ACORN MEDIA
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 07 Jul 2008
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

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  • 10 out of 10 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 0 stars

    Very Poor -

    This is disappointing adaptation of a very good Elizabeth Taylor novel. The heart of the story is the developing friendship between an old lady(Mrs Palfrey) and a feckless young writer(Desmond). The film over-sentimentalizes the story to the point of overdose. The Desmond character is far less innocent in the book and much more interesting, his friendship with Mrs. Palfrey becomes something insidious. None of this is captured in the film. Also the modern setting seems weirdly jarring. There are a couple of funny lines (on the strength of the writing) but that doesn't rescue the film from mediocrity. Joan Plowright's nostril flaring is unbearable.

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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Gentle charm

    A simple story, nicely told with good performances mostly by some well known faces of the older generation of British actors. The film is largely a vehicle for a fine central performance by Joan Plowright as the eponymous elderly widow settling into life in a faded, genteel London hotel with its mainly elderly occupants. The theme of the film is of a friendship that develops between her and a handsome, young writer—a charming, though somewhat unbelievable scenario. One of the pleasures of the film for me is the amazing array of lovely, expensive-looking and flattering clothes that Ms Plowright changes into several times a day. I wonder how they fitted into the small number of suitcases she arrived with at the hotel and how she fitted them into the small hotel wardrobe?

      • A customer from Innerleithen
      • Posted 09 Dec 2008 09:01

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