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Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

2005 · 108 min

A gentle, bittersweet character study that unfolds with quiet wit and poignancy, rewarding patient attention.

Directed by
Dan Ireland
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoë Tapper
Tagline
One Chance Meeting, Two Changed Lives
Overview
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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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Dan Ireland
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoë Tapper
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • aging
  • isolation
  • memory
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Dan Ireland
Written by
Ruth Sacks
Starring
Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoë Tapper, Anna Massey, Marcia Warren, Georgina Hale, Robert Lang, Millicent Martin
Runtime
108 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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