Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Original poster
Directed by	Dan Ireland
Produced by	Lee Caplain Carl-Jan Colpaert Zachary Matz
Written by	Ruth Sacks Elizabeth Taylor
Starring	Joan Plowright Rupert Friend Anna Massey Robert Lang Zoe Tapper
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is a 2005 comedy-drama film made by Claremont Films and distributed by Picture Entertainment Corporation. It was directed by Dan Ireland and produced by Lee Caplin, Carl Colpaert and Zachary Matz from a screenplay by Ruth Sacks, based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor.

The film stars Joan Plowright and Rupert Friend, with Zoe 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.

The 1945 British film Brief Encounter figures into the plot, as does Beaulieu Castle.

Book

The 2005 film is based on the 1971 novel also entitled Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont which was written by Elizabeth Taylor, the novelist.

Movie

The screenplay was written by Ruth Caplin. A DVD of the film adaptation is available.

External links

• Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont at the Internet Movie Database