MRS. PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT

‘Life is Waiting for You to Invite It In…’

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Dan Ireland
Featuring: Dame Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Anna Massey, Robert Lang and Zoë Tapper
Producer(s): Zachary Matz, Andrew Mark Sewell (UK)
Screenplay: Martin Donovan, Dan Ireland and Ruth Sacks based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor
Production Company: Picture Entertainment in association with Cineville and B7 Media
Category: Feature
Duration: 1hr 48mins
Year: 2005

All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer. When widow Sarah Palfrey (Joan Plowright) meets young writer Ludovic Meyer (Rupert Friend) he becomes her surrogate grandson. She wants to retain some independence, living in a genteel, small London hotel, and he is seeking life experience and inspiration for his creativity. But their relationship is not without complications…

Cast

Mrs Palfrey (Joan Plowright)

Ludovic Meyer (Rupert Friend)

Mrs Arbuthnot (Anna Massey)

Gwendolyn (Zoë Tapper)

Mr Osborne (Robert Lang)

Mrs Post (Marcia Warren)

Mrs Burton (Georgina Hale)

Mrs De Salis (Millicent Martin)

Mrs Meyer (Clare Higgins)

Violet (Emma Pike)

Summers (Timothy Bateson)

What the critics say

The NY Times

"'Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont' is a juicy morsel for the great British actress Dame Joan Plowright, who endows Mrs. Palfrey with stoic charm and decency."

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Variety

"'Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont' is an endearing, deceptively simple story (the film) excels at presenting a relationship unfurling with comedic undertones that will appeal to older audiences, art house patrons, and Joan Plowright fans."

The Hollywood Reporter

"As in a fine miniature painting, director Dan Ireland and screenwriter Ruth Sacks work in small brushstrokes in 'Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont.' The details are what matters, and thanks to a cast of all-star British elders and a mischievous sense of humor, the filmmakers bring those details to vivid life."an admirable rendition of a classic."

Production Credits

Picture Entertainment in association with Cineville and B7 Media

Director: Dan Ireland
Screenplay: Martin Donovan, Dan Ireland and Ruth Sacks based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor
Producer(s): Lee Caplin, Carl Colpaert, Zachary Matz
UK Producer: Andrew Mark Sewell
Co-Producer: Matt Devlen
Co-Executive Producer(s): Martin Donovan, Harry Gregson-Williams, Maxine Nelson-Flitman
Associate Producer: Rod Smith
Composer: Stephen Barton
Cinematographer: Claudio Rocha
Editors: Nigel Galt, Virginia Katz
Casting Director: Carl Proctor
Production Designer: Julian Nagel
Art Director: Fabrice Spelta
Costume Designer: Maja Meschede

MRS. PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT

‘Life is Waiting for You to Invite It In…’

Cast

What the critics say

Production Credits

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