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The 2005 film is based on the 1971 novel entitled Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor. Television play. The novel was dramatised in 1973 as part of the BBC series Play for Today, with Celia Johnson playing Mrs Palfrey. Cast. Joan Plowright as Sarah Palfrey; Rupert Friend as Ludovic Meyer; Zoë Tapper as Gwendolyn
May 15, 2008 · Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont: Directed by Dan Ireland. With Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoë Tapper, Robert Lang. All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
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May 4, 2006 · Roger Ebert May 04, 2006. Tweet. Ludovic Meyer (Rupert Friend) does a favor for Mrs. Palfrey (Joan Plowright) by pretending to be her grandson in "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. You may think there is no hotel in London like the Claremont, where Mrs. Palfrey becomes a lodger.
Nov 25, 2005 · 70% Tomatometer 60 Reviews 82% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings After the death of her husband, Mrs. Palfrey (Joan Plowright) moves to London with the hope of gaining her independence and seeing...
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Jan 1, 2001 · On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs. Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious, living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip.
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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is a novel by Elizabeth Taylor. Published in 1971, it was her eleventh novel. It was shortlisted for the 1971 Booker Prize. The novel was adapted for television in 1973 and was the basis for a 2005 film, also called Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont.
