Mrs. Palfrey at The Claremont

– All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Original Name:
Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) - Also known as Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

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

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA, UK
Filming Locations:
Genre:

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 May 2008

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
NOT RATED

Director:

Dan Ireland

Writer:

Martin Donovan (additional dialogue), Dan Ireland (additional dialogue), Ruth Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor (novel)

Main Actors:

Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoë Tapper, Robert Lang

Plot:

Mrs. Palfrey, recently widowed after a long happy marriage, moves into a London residential hotel more lively and elegant on line than in fact. She determines to make the best of it among an odd assortment of people, and she particularly hopes her grandson, a London resident, will visit. When she slips on a walk and is aided by a penniless young writer, she invites him to dine at the Claremont and plays along when her dining mates assume he's her grandson. A friendship develops giving her a companion with whom she can talk about memories and poetry and giving him ideas and support for his writing. But what of her actual family? How it plays out is the movie's story.

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Production:

Cineville Inc.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
70%
Metacritic:
67%