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2006

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When Penelope Keeling, the 64-year-old daughter of a famous artist suffers a mild heart attack, it presents her with the opportunity to reassess her life and the chance to revisit the past. Leaving her home in the English countryside, Penelope travels to the Mediterranean island of Ibiza to visit her headstrong daughter, Olivia... Read more

Starring	Vanessa Redgrave, Prunella Scales, Alastair Mackenzie, Victoria Hamilton
Director	Piers Haggard
Genres	Drama

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  Well worth watching
  
  If you have read the book the Shell Seekers and have watched any previous versions of this film you may be disappointed. If you haven't heard of the Shell ... read more »
  
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  - Lancashire, English
  - 08 Mar 2008 at 16:26
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  Pointless Drivel
  
  Tried for Zero stars but it wouldnt let me. Boring and pointless. Full of utterly horrific sterotypes. Do not waste your time, clean the fridge or something ... read more »
  
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  - 186 reviews
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  - 08 Jul 2011 at 19:21
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  TV series - Shell Seekers
  
  A really nice TV series. I would recommend this film to members if they wish to sit and not be obliged to concentrate too much. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
  
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  - 07 Apr 2011 at 17:27
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  Very good adaptation
  
  This is wonderful stuff, well known actors doing a great job, superb locations and a cracking good story. It's so long since I've read the book that I ... read more »
  
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  - Huddersfield
  - 22 Jul 2009 at 23:17
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  Positive review
  
  Yes, I did like this film and can recommended it as good viewing.
  
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  - Doncaster
  - 07 Apr 2009 at 23:43
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  Shell Seekers
  
  What a delightful movie. The actors and their portrayals were of the highest standard. The story-line was stunning, with a number of un-predictable turns. ... read more »
  
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  - Bracknell
  - 15 Feb 2009 at 11:13
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  True to novel
  
  This is one of the few adaptations of a novel I have enjoyed as much as the actual book. It really does tell the story the author wrote. Vanessa Redgrave is ... read more »
  
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  - Huntly
  - 13 Feb 2009 at 16:29
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  The Shell Seekers
  
  I loved this film enormously. A pleasure to watch. The location was wonderful and the fact that it has Vanessa Redgrave and Prunella Scales appearing in it ... read more »
  
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  - Harrogate
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 17:27
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  Customer Review
  
  The first Shell Seekers with Angela Lansbury, although enjoyable, was a bit 'light and fluffy' so I looked forward to watching this version with Vanessa... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  great chick flick hits all the buttons and reminds you of how different life was during and after the war and how relationships at that time tended to differ ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 14
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  Well worth watching
  
  If you have read the book the Shell Seekers and have watched any previous versions of this film you may be disappointed. If you haven't heard of the Shell ... read more »
  
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- - 14
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  Well worth watching
  
  If you have read the book the Shell Seekers and have watched any previous versions of this film you may be disappointed. If you haven't heard of the Shell ... read more »
  
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  - Lancashire, English
  - 08 Mar 2008 at 16:26
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  not as good as book
  
  I enjoyed this, especially Vanessa Redgrave in the lead role, but thought the film gave short shrift to one of the most important themes in the book; her ... read more »
  
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- - pongo
  - 4 reviews
  - Malmesbury
  - 08 Mar 2008 at 10:56
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  Customer Review
  
  great chick flick hits all the buttons and reminds you of how different life was during and after the war and how relationships at that time tended to differ ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 585052
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 2
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  Very good adaptation
  
  This is wonderful stuff, well known actors doing a great job, superb locations and a cracking good story. It's so long since I've read the book that I ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 787850
- - a customer
  - Huddersfield
  - 22 Jul 2009 at 23:17
- - 1
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  The first Shell Seekers with Angela Lansbury, although enjoyable, was a bit 'light and fluffy' so I looked forward to watching this version with Vanessa... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 585053
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
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  Pointless Drivel
  
  Tried for Zero stars but it wouldnt let me. Boring and pointless. Full of utterly horrific sterotypes. Do not waste your time, clean the fridge or something ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1014703
- - 5ft7offootballheaven
  - 186 reviews
  - London
  - 08 Jul 2011 at 19:21
- - 0
  - 0
  The Shell Seekers
  
  I loved this film enormously. A pleasure to watch. The location was wonderful and the fact that it has Vanessa Redgrave and Prunella Scales appearing in it ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 704721
- - a customer
  - Harrogate
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 17:27
- - 0
  - 0
  True to novel
  
  This is one of the few adaptations of a novel I have enjoyed as much as the actual book. It really does tell the story the author wrote. Vanessa Redgrave is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 708225
- - a customer
  - Huntly
  - 13 Feb 2009 at 16:29
- - 0
  - 0
  Shell Seekers
  
  What a delightful movie. The actors and their portrayals were of the highest standard. The story-line was stunning, with a number of un-predictable turns. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 709012
- - a customer
  - Bracknell
  - 15 Feb 2009 at 11:13
- - 0
  - 0
  TV series - Shell Seekers
  
  A really nice TV series. I would recommend this film to members if they wish to sit and not be obliged to concentrate too much. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
  
  Report this review
- 979907
- - a customer
  - 07 Apr 2011 at 17:27

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  When Penelope Keeling, the 64-year-old daughter of a famous artist suffers a mild heart attack, it presents her with the opportunity to reassess her life and the chance to revisit the past. Leaving her home in the English countryside, Penelope travels to the Mediterranean island of Ibiza to visit ...