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Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

"One Chance Meeting, Two Changed Lives"

User Score41 votes
65%6.5/10
Release2005
Runtime1H 48M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.

Principal Cast8

Full Cast & Crew (23)

Media9

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Director

Dan Ireland

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Box Office

Budget$1M
Revenue$2M

Certification

NR

Keywords

friendshippoetrymemoryold age

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Reviews1

CinemaSerf7/10

This reminded me a little of "Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War" (2002) as it depicts the determination of an older person not to just let their toes curl up whilst waiting for God. The recently widowed eponymous lady (Dame Joan Plowright) arrives at the residential "Claremont" hotel and is introduced to quite an eclectic clientele who are all in a similar boat. She's is walking back from the post office when she takes a tumble outside the flat of the floppy haired young "Ludo" (Rupert Friend). He takes care of her, gives her a cup of tea and that's the start of the friendship that livens up both of their lives with some gentle mischief and a growing inter-dependency that reinvigorates her and helps him to get back to his writing. Robert Lang, Anna Massey and an on-form Marcia Warren provide extra richness as her fellow inmates, and the gentle humour and very less-is-more stye of delivery from Dame Joan works well with the engaging effort from her young Friend. Was she abandoned by her family or did she abandon them? It's quite a touchingly written character study and though maybe fifteen minutes too long, is still worth a watch to see some true professionals at work.

Apr 29, 2024

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