Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
starring: Joan Plowright; Rupert Friend; Zoe Tapper; Anna Massey; Robert Lang (II); Marcia Warren; Georgina Hale; Millicent Martin; Michael Culkin; Anna Carteret; Lorcan O'Toole; Timothy Bateson; Clare Higgins; Emma Pike; Carl Proctor; Sophie Linfield; Olivia Caffrey
directed by: Dan Ireland
directed by: Dan Ireland
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All but abandoned by her family in a london retirement hotel an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.Studio: Westlake Entertainmnt IncRelease Date: 12/05/2006Starring: Joan Plowright Zoe TapperRun time: 108 minutesDirector: Dan Ireland
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The talented indie director Dan Ireland (The Whole Wide World,) brings his deft, intimate touch to a lovely tale of family--and how to build one. Joan Plowright is Mrs. Palfrey, a genteel widow who moves to London to start her life anew, and to be less of a burden to her daughter. When she arrives at the dowdy Claremont Hotel, which is not quite the picture of loveliness it was in the brochure, Plowright delivers Mrs. P's quick assessment--"Oh, dear"--with a spot-onmix of fleeting disappointment and stiff-upper-lip-itude. As she settles in among the oddball residents of the hotel, her life appears to be heading into a slow, downward decline. But when she meets young aspiring writer Ludovic (the adorable British actor Rupert Friend), Mrs. P--and we--learns that real family ties can be chosen, not inherited. The storyline is familiar and simple, with echoes of Tuesdays with Morrie, but the intimacy portrayed by the two lead actors brings surprising layers and emotion to the film, which envelopes the viewer like a cozy shawl. Extras include an excellent commentary with Ireland and producer Zachary Matz, Plowright's acceptance speech for an AARP award for her role in the film, and photo galleries. --A.T. Hurley
All but abandoned by her family in a london retirement hotel an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.Studio: Westlake Entertainmnt IncRelease Date: 12/05/2006Starring: Joan Plowright Zoe TapperRun time: 108 minutesDirector: Dan Ireland
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The talented indie director Dan Ireland (The Whole Wide World,
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Rating: 
- A Believable Story with Believable People with Believable Emotions
Gracious and "human" people living a slightly less than gracious life at a residential hotel in London during present time. The characters are warm and my emotional meter went from happy to sad, stopping at all levels in-between. This is a film I know I'll watch ocassionally when I need a shot of humanity.
Rating: - Keep Your Kleenex Handy
This movie is about relationships, particularly as we get older
and lose so many of our friends.Mrs. Palfrey decides to move
to a place that is more convenient for her older years.She
becomes friends with a young man, and the movie shows how
this friendship becomes special for both of them.It helps
you realize getting older isn't all bad.
Rating: - Mrs. Palfrey - A Delightful Movie
Joan Plowright is wonderful as Mrs. Palfrey who exercises her independence from her stuffy family when she moves into The Claremont and is befriended by a young man. Delightful veteran British actors adorn The Claremont where there are many funny moments. Mrs. Palfrey will make your heart melt.Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Rating: - Dan Does it again.
Dan Ireland seems to find unique and in-depth subject matter for his movies (i.e., "The Whole Wide World")and he has not disappointed with "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont".
This film should be required viewing for everyone over seventeen.Never has the aging process been examined and portrayed with such beauty, grace, wit, realism and charm.The script is brilliant and empathic.The cinematography added volumes to the message and heart of the film.Not once did the camera shy away ... Read More
Rating: - This Does Happen!
One reviewer said:"How often would a handsome young man rush out to help an elderly woman who has fallen in front of his apartment, scoop her up, invite her inside, bandage her bruise, serve her tea, and then befriend her and serve as her proxy son?"
The reviewer is right that it doesn't happen often, which I believe is one of the lessons of this story.It's all too rare in our world, but it's NOT unheard of.This sort of charitable, unselfish behavior is encouraged constantly at ... Read More
- A Believable Story with Believable People with Believable EmotionsGracious and "human" people living a slightly less than gracious life at a residential hotel in London during present time. The characters are warm and my emotional meter went from happy to sad, stopping at all levels in-between. This is a film I know I'll watch ocassionally when I need a shot of humanity.
- Keep Your Kleenex HandyThis movie is about relationships, particularly as we get older
and lose so many of our friends.Mrs. Palfrey decides to move
to a place that is more convenient for her older years.She
becomes friends with a young man, and the movie shows how
this friendship becomes special for both of them.It helps
you realize getting older isn't all bad.
- Mrs. Palfrey - A Delightful MovieJoan Plowright is wonderful as Mrs. Palfrey who exercises her independence from her stuffy family when she moves into The Claremont and is befriended by a young man. Delightful veteran British actors adorn The Claremont where there are many funny moments. Mrs. Palfrey will make your heart melt.Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
- Dan Does it again.Dan Ireland seems to find unique and in-depth subject matter for his movies (i.e., "The Whole Wide World")and he has not disappointed with "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont".
This film should be required viewing for everyone over seventeen.Never has the aging process been examined and portrayed with such beauty, grace, wit, realism and charm.The script is brilliant and empathic.The cinematography added volumes to the message and heart of the film.Not once did the camera shy away ... Read More
- This Does Happen!One reviewer said:"How often would a handsome young man rush out to help an elderly woman who has fallen in front of his apartment, scoop her up, invite her inside, bandage her bruise, serve her tea, and then befriend her and serve as her proxy son?"
The reviewer is right that it doesn't happen often, which I believe is one of the lessons of this story.It's all too rare in our world, but it's NOT unheard of.This sort of charitable, unselfish behavior is encouraged constantly at ... Read More
