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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

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Wikipedia article




'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.

The film stars Joan Plowright and Rupert Friend, with Zo 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114012036/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/285205 BFI database: 'Play for Today: Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont'] Retrieved 2012-10-27

Cast



* Joan Plowright as Sarah Palfrey

* Rupert Friend as Ludovic Meyer

* Zo 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




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