Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.

Cast

Joan Plowright

as Mrs. Palfrey

Rupert Friend

as Ludovic Meyer

Zoë Tapper

as Gwendolyn

Anna Massey

as Mrs. Arbuthnot

Marcia Warren

as Mrs. Post

Georgina Hale

as Mrs. Burton

Robert Lang

as Mr. Osborne

Millicent Martin

as Mrs. De Salis

Michael Culkin

as Willie De Salis

Anna Carteret

as Elizabeth

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This reminded me a little of "Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War" (2002) as it depicts the determination of an older person not to just let their toes curl up whilst waiting for God. The recently widowed eponymous lady (Dame Joan Plowright) arrives at the residential "Claremont" hotel and is introduced to ...

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