Mrs. Palfrey At The Claremont

2005

108 mins

Poster for Mrs. Palfrey At The Claremont

Directed by Dan Ireland
70%
82%
13+
Comedy
Drama

The tale of an unlikely friendship between an elderly widow and a young writer. Like helmer Dan Ireland's previous (and... More

The tale of an unlikely friendship between an elderly widow and a young writer. Like helmer Dan Ireland's previous (and very different) films, Mrs. Palfrey excels at presenting a relationship unfurling.

"The picture's debt to Harold and Maude is clear - one character, eyeing the friendship, even mentions that classic comedy by name - but this is a far gentler film, a low-key drama with comedic undertones that will appeal to older audiencess, arthouse patrons, and Joan Plowright fans." Variety

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Mrs. Palfrey At The Claremont | Ratings & Reviews

70_%60 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
82_%3,856 reviews
Audience score rating
13+Age suitability
Children & Media rating

"An endearing, deceptively simple story. Pic's debt to "Harold and Maude" is clear but this is a far gentler film, a low-key drama with comedic undertones..."

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Variety

"The unabashedly sentimental film 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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The New York Times

"The movie is a delight, in ways both expected and rare..."

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Roger Ebert

"The kind of film that prompts the comment that they don't make 'em like they used to, this gentle and perfectly judged English comedy showcases the talent of a great actress in the title role [Plowright]... this is the kind of movie in which too-good-to-be-true things happen. People of heart and soul are rewarded and the mean-spirited get what's coming to them..."

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New Zealand Herald

"Charming and touching, "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont" is apparently the first lead role in a film for one of England's greatest actresses, Joan Plowright. Possibly because she is the widow of Laurence Olivier, Plowright has never tten the kind of roles that went to the U.K.'s other grand dames, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench..."

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