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 enlarge | Director: Dan Ireland
Actor: 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
Studio: Westlake
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 3321
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: WESDWLV3438D
UPC: 798622343826
EAN: 0798622343826
ASIN: B000GYI3PY
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 A special relationship October 12, 2007
Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The elderly Mrs. Palfrey decides to move to the Claremont in London in order not to interfere in the life of her daughter. The hotel is not quite as grand as the pictures in the brochure, but Mrs. Palfrey (played wonderfully by Joan Plowright) decides to make the best of it. The other residents of the Claremont are an odd assortment of people who have nothing better to do than to live vicariously through others. A fortuitous meeting with a young man her grandson's age is the beginning of a special relationship which gives Mrs. Palfrey's life new meaning. With gentle humor and a shared appreciation of certain poets, the young man and the old woman grow to share life in a unique way. This is a lovely and well-acted movie.
A charming story October 7, 2007
Rita Campbell (Wasilla, AK, USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a charming love story, and has been sensitively and skillfully portrayed. Its an unusual, but deeply felt story about an older woman's and a younger man's friendship, and journey together through a brief span of their lives. Nothing is out of place as the story casts its spell on the viewer, and its a joy to watch again and again.
" all too real " September 29, 2007
miss demeaner (philly , pa. usa)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is too close for comfort . I enjoyed it for it's basic truthfullness and of course the acting . This movie ought be a lesson for young people to save their money while they can so they may live wherever and however they choose . Yes, it's sad , but, there are worse stories about the aged truly happening. this was done with style and grace at least, while still leaving you with what can and probably will happen unless of couse you entertain " the alternative to getting old " ???? In this story She at least finds someone who too is lonely and missing someone to confide in and share life with and gave her and the young man a bit of happiness.
too often in real life the old are forgotten and just someone that becomes invisible even tho they may be your neighbor and when they either die or go to the old folks home...no one even knew they left.
too bad we aren't a kinder people towards them, after all, they weren't born old...they were your age once ...so this could and will be you ...UNLESS !!!!
Friendship and love at any age September 26, 2007
Vanessa Gray (Arizona)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Perfect films are still being made! Mrs Palfrey has a great deal to teach us regarding dignity ,poise and love at any age. She knows that the love she has experienced in her lifetime is rare and wants to impart that message above all to her younger friends. The love they share , including her , helps us to remember that we are able to love one another as human beings beyond the biologically imposed family connections .
 Review of Film with Joan Plowright September 10, 2007
Ms. Margaret Blair
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Well cast and well-acted but not quite as satisfying as,say, Enchanted April or Tea with Mussolini -- hence the 4-star rating. I think it was the ending: there were too many loose ends, like what happened to the fake grandson/the real grandson/the military man who wanted to marry Mrs. Palfrey (he didn't even look up when she made her last exit)...
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