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DramaComedy

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

- One Chance Meeting, Two Changed Lives

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

Release Date : 2005-11-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Joan Plowright

Character Name : Mrs. Palfrey

Original Name : Joan Plowright

Gender : Female

Rupert Friend

Character Name : Ludovic Meyer

Original Name : Rupert Friend

Gender : Male

Zoë Tapper

Character Name : Gwendolyn

Original Name : Zoë Tapper

Gender : Female

Anna Massey

Character Name : Mrs. Arbuthnot

Original Name : Anna Massey

Gender : Female

Marcia Warren

Character Name : Mrs. Post

Original Name : Marcia Warren

Gender : Female

Georgina Hale

Character Name : Mrs. Burton

Original Name : Georgina Hale

Gender : Female

Robert Lang

Character Name : Mr. Osborne

Original Name : Robert Lang

Gender : Male

Millicent Martin

Character Name : Mrs. De Salis

Original Name : Millicent Martin

Gender : Female

Michael Culkin

Character Name : Willie De Salis

Original Name : Michael Culkin

Gender : Male

Anna Carteret

Character Name : Elizabeth

Original Name : Anna Carteret

Gender : Female

Lorcan O'Toole

Character Name : Desmond

Original Name : Lorcan O'Toole

Gender : Male

Emma Davidson

Character Name : Violet

Original Name : Emma Davidson

Gender : Female

Carl Proctor

Character Name : Manager

Original Name : Carl Proctor

Gender : Male

Timothy Bateson

Character Name : Summers

Original Name : Timothy Bateson

Gender : Male

Clare Higgins

Character Name : Mrs. Meyer

Original Name : Clare Higgins

Gender : Female

David Webber

Character Name : Cabbie

Original Name : David Webber

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-29

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.