Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
by Dan Ireland

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
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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
Director: Dan Ireland
Brand: WESTLAKE ENTERTAINMENT INC
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-12
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Westlake

DVD Reviews of Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

DVD Review: Keep Your Kleenex Handy
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie is about relationships, particularly as we get older
and lose so many of our friends. Mrs. Palfrey decides to move
to a place that is more convenient for her older years. She
becomes friends with a young man, and the movie shows how
this friendship becomes special for both of them. It helps
you realize getting older isn't all bad.

DVD Review: Mrs. Palfrey - A Delightful Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

Joan Plowright is wonderful as Mrs. Palfrey who exercises her independence from her stuffy family when she moves into The Claremont and is befriended by a young man. Delightful veteran British actors adorn The Claremont where there are many funny moments. Mrs. Palfrey will make your heart melt.Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

DVD Review: Dan Does it again.
Summary: 5 Stars

Dan Ireland seems to find unique and in-depth subject matter for his movies (i.e., "The Whole Wide World")and he has not disappointed with "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont".

This film should be required viewing for everyone over seventeen. Never has the aging process been examined and portrayed with such beauty, grace, wit, realism and charm. The script is brilliant and empathic. The cinematography added volumes to the message and heart of the film. Not once did the camera shy away from closeups of wrinkles, liver spots or aging in general. Ireland's direction was honest and focused. The natural process of aging was taken head on, which is more than I can say about any other aspect of the entertainment/marketing industry. The actors were perfect choices and the relationship between Joan Plowright and Rupert Friend was never cloying, unrealistic, or too precious for words.

I look forward to any and all of Ireland's future endeavors. I always enjoy them and learn something from them.

DVD Review: This Does Happen!
Summary: 5 Stars

One reviewer said: "How often would a handsome young man rush out to help an elderly woman who has fallen in front of his apartment, scoop her up, invite her inside, bandage her bruise, serve her tea, and then befriend her and serve as her proxy son?"

The reviewer is right that it doesn't happen often, which I believe is one of the lessons of this story. It's all too rare in our world, but it's NOT unheard of. This sort of charitable, unselfish behavior is encouraged constantly at my church and I've actually seen many examples of young (and middle-aged) people befriending and being kind to elderly people, and I don't mean just a yearly trip to visit a nursing home (although that's a good start).

This movie is inspirational and it promotes love and compassion. Unfortunately the people who most need to see it probably won't watch it. Still, this story is so heart-warming that it will have a lasting impact on many.

DVD Review: For All We Know We May Never Meet Again
Summary: 4 Stars

"For all we know
We may never meet again
Before you go, make this moment sweet again
We won't say good night until the last minute
I will hold out my hand
And my heart, my heart will be in it" Sam Lewis

Mrs Palfrey, played by Joan Plowrighty and her husband, loved the song 'For All We Know' and it is sung by Rosemary Clooney to the closing credits. The film is a delightful British film that is particularly special because of the actors.

Mrs Palfrey leaves her home in Scotland to move to London. She wants to be partially independent after her husband dies, and she needs to get away from her overbearing daughter. She chose London because her grandson worked there in the archives of the British museum. The Claremont is a hotel paid for by the month, with a room, three meals a day with white tablecloths and filled with various and sundry older people all waiting to die, but they are not allowed to die at the Claremont.

Mrs Palfrey has hopes that her grandson will come to visit her, but the ingrate never answers her calls. One day she inadvertently trips, and a young man stops to help her. He brings her to his apartment to cleanse her wounds. He is a writer with multiple part time jobs and they form a friendship. Ludvic is his name and he comes to dinner at the Claremont. Mrs Palfrey becomes the grandmother he never had, and Ludvic becomes her grandson. They recite poetry and visit museums and castles. Ludvic geos out one day to find the film 'Brief Encounters' that is Mrs Palfrey favorite film. He meets a young woman who loves the film, watches it with her, and fal in love. Mrs Palfrey becomes part of their lives.

This is a lovely film, with brilliant acting. The older folk at the Claremont are the ones you might expect to meet. Joan Plowright is exceptional ss Mrs Palfrey. Everyone who has a special bond with their grandmother would like this film. Beautifully filmed.

Recommended. prisrob 03-02-09

And That's Not All: The Memoirs of Joan Plowright

Daphne Laureola

Description of 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. Studio: Westlake Entertainmnt Inc Release Date: 12/05/2006 Starring: Joan Plowright Zoe Tapper Run time: 108 minutes Director: Dan Ireland
The talented indie director Dan Ireland (The Whole Wide World, ) brings his deft, intimate touch to a lovely tale of family--and how to build one. Joan Plowright is Mrs. Palfrey, a genteel widow who moves to London to start her life anew, and to be less of a burden to her daughter. When she arrives at the dowdy Claremont Hotel, which is not quite the picture of loveliness it was in the brochure, Plowright delivers Mrs. P's quick assessment--"Oh, dear"--with a spot-on mix of fleeting disappointment and stiff-upper-lip-itude. As she settles in among the oddball residents of the hotel, her life appears to be heading into a slow, downward decline. But when she meets young aspiring writer Ludovic (the adorable British actor Rupert Friend), Mrs. P--and we--learns that real family ties can be chosen, not inherited. The storyline is familiar and simple, with echoes of Tuesdays with Morrie, but the intimacy portrayed by the two lead actors brings surprising layers and emotion to the film, which envelopes the viewer like a cozy shawl. Extras include an excellent commentary with Ireland and producer Zachary Matz, Plowright's acceptance speech for an AARP award for her role in the film, and photo galleries. --A.T. Hurley

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