Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is a 2005 US-produced comedy-drama film based on the 1971 novel by Elizabeth Taylor. It was directed by Dan Ireland and produced by Lee Caplin, Carl Colpaert and Zachary Matz from a screenplay by Ruth Sacks Caplin.
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Directed by | Dan Ireland |
Produced by | Lee Caplin Carl Colpaert Matt Devlen Zachary Matz |
Screenplay by | Ruth Sacks Caplin |
Based on | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor |
Starring | Joan Plowright Rupert Friend Anna Massey Robert Lang Zoë Tapper |
Music by | Stephen Barton |
Cinematography | Claudio Rocha |
Production company | Claremont Films B7 Productions |
Distributed by | Cineville (US) |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $750,000 |
Box office | $3,919,275[1] |
The film stars Joan Plowright and Rupert Friend, with Zoë Tapper, Anna Massey, Robert Lang, Marcia Warren, Georgina Hale, Millicent Martin, Michael Culkin and Anna Carteret.
Plot
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, Mrs Palfrey (Joan Plowright) strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer, Ludovic Meyer (Rupert Friend). Fate brings them together after she has an accident outside his basement flat. The two newly found friends discover they have a lot more in common with each other than they do with other people their own age. Ludovic inadvertently leads Mrs. Palfrey through her past; Mrs. Palfrey inadvertently leads Ludovic to his future.
Book
The 2005 film is based on the 1971 novel entitled Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor.
TV version
The novel was first dramatised as a TV play in 1973, as part of BBC's series Play for Today, with Celia Johnson playing Mrs Palfrey.[2]
Cast
- Joan Plowright as Sarah Palfrey
- Rupert Friend as Ludovic Meyer
- Zoë Tapper as Gwendolyn
- Robert Lang as Mr Osborne
- Marcia Warren as Mrs Post
- Anna Massey as Mrs Arbuthnot
- Georgina Hale as Mrs Burton
- Millicent Martin as Mrs de Salis
References
- Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Box Office Mojo
- BFI database: Play for Today: Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont Retrieved 2012-10-27