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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Dan Ireland Actors: Joan Plowright, Zoe Tapper, Rupert Friend, Anna Massey Studio: Acorn Media Category: DVD List Price: ~~£16.99~~ Buy New: £5.17 as of 25/11/2009 02:02 GMT details You Save: £11.82 (70%) New (11) from £5.17 Seller: amazing-tv-dvds Rating: 6 reviews Sales Rank: 5814 Format: PAL Language: English (Unknown) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 103 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5036193096594 ASIN: B0010VEDEC Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: July 7, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 6 1 2 Next » Absolutely Charming! April 21, 2009 Rosanella Volponi 1 out of 1 found this review helpful A Joan Plowright at her best. A young and promising Rupert Friend. A cast of superb actors. Absolutely charming! Easy watching December 20, 2008 Kittykat (Brighton, UK) 6 out of 6 found this review helpful Happily watched this whilst feeling ill. It is a wonderful script and Joan Plowright is excellent. Rupert Friend is gorgeous and plays his part well. It is also Robert Lang's last movie before he died. It really touches the heartstrings and is a great watch when nothing much else is on. Throughly enjoyed. Gentle charm December 9, 2008 Bluebell (UK) 5 out of 6 found this review helpful 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? Pass an hour or so. November 3, 2008 Mrs. J. E. Hingley (England) 3 out of 5 found this review helpful I found this a pleasant film. I was particularly struck by how many scarves Joan wore. So much so that I want to copy her style. The film was very sad though. Watchable but I think it was only Jown Plowrights presence that made it so. She is such a lovely woman and brilliant actress. Enchanting! October 19, 2009 Ms. B. A. Fisher (London, UK) This is the story of a very lonely lady, recently widowed, who moves into a hotel to live. Mrs Palfrey (Joan Plowright), slips into an unusual existance along with the other rather eccentric residents, who are constantly asking her where her relatives are, especially the Grandson, who she often speaks about. On an expedition to the library, she has a nasty fall on the pavement, and is rescued by a young man (Rupert Friend),who takes her into his basement flat for a cup of tea and a rest. They become friends, and fed-up with the constant nagging about her missing Grandson, persuades the young man to impersonate her Grandson as a favour to her, and he agrees. When he comes to her hotel, the old ladies fall over themselves to meet him, and they all find him very charming. br /However, her real Grandson arrives at the hotel, a rather ingratiating and spoilt fool,and she knows the game is up. However, they remain firm friends, and then the young man finds himself a new girlfriend. Mrs Palfrey approves of the young lady, and they take her on outings. One day, Mrs Palfrey has a 'funny turn', and is hospitalised. To find out the ending, you will have to see it for yourself! br /It's a wonderful, old-fashioned story, and well worth seeing. Showing reviews 1-5 of 6 1 2 Next »

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