| Description |
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoe Tapper, Anna Massey, Robert Lang, Marcia Warren, Georgina Hale, Millicent Martin, Anna Cartaret, Clare Higgins. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Claudio Rocha ; editors, Nigel Galt, Virginia Katz ; music, Stephen Barton. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
| Summary |
Recent widow, Mrs. Palfrey, moves into a London retirement hotel among an odd assortment of people. When she slips on a walk and is aided by a penniless young writer, she invites him to dine at the Claremont and plays along when the other dining guests assume he's her grandson. A friendship develops giving her a companion with whom she can talk about memories and poetry as she gives him ideas and support for his writing. But what of her actual family? |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary by director Dan Ireland & producer Zachary Matz; Dame Joan Plowright's acceptance speech "AARP movies for grown-up awards;" about the cast; theatrical trailer; photo gallery. |
| Subject |
DVD-Video discs.
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Widows -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Retirement communities -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Friendship -- England -- London -- Drama.
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Fellowship -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Caplin, Lee.
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Matz, Zachary.
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Colpaert, Carl, 1963-
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Sacks, Ruth, 1977-
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Ireland, Dan, 1949-2016.
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Plowright, Joan.
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Friend, Rupert.
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Tapper, Zoe, 1981-
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Massey, Anna, 1937-2011.
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Lang, Robert, 1934-2004.
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Warren, Marcia.
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Hale, Georgina.
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Martin, Millicent, 1934-
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Carteret, Anna, 1942-
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Higgins, Clare, 1955-
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1912-1975.
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Barton, Stephen, 1982-
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| Standard No. |
684457880929 |
| Music No. |
SY-8809D Synergetic Distribution |
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