Joan Plowright
Mrs. Palfrey
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A 2005 comedy-drama film based on Elizabeth Taylor's novel about a friendship between an elderly woman and a young writer. The film stars Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend and Anna Massey, and is dedicated to Robert Lang, who died in 2004.
A comedy drama about an elderly woman and a young writer who form a friendship in a London retirement hotel. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
- (4.3K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Dan Ireland
- 2008-05-15
After the death of her husband, Mrs. Palfrey (Joan Plowright) moves to London with the hope of gaining her independence and seeing her grandson.
- (60)
- Joan Plowright
- Dan Ireland
- Comedy, Drama
May 4, 2006 · Mrs. Palfrey (Joan Plowright) books into the Claremont almost blindly. She is in flight from life with her grown daughter in Scotland, and wants to be independent. She is a stoic. Shown her room (twin beds of different heights, a desk, a mirror, a straight chair and an arm chair), she says, “Oh, dear!”
A 1971 novel by Elizabeth Taylor about a widowed elderly woman who befriends a young writer and lies to her hotel mates. The novel explores themes of loneliness, old age, and art, and was adapted for TV and film.
- Elizabeth Taylor
- 1971
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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Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the romantic comedy film Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont, based on Elizabeth Taylor's novel. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
