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Summary: Such a "Gift" for a world lacking in true focus!
Comment: Joan Plowright held me spellbound from start to finish. The cast is magically interwoven in such way that all become family and create the very best outcome for a story that is alive within society each day, yet seems to be unseen and not acknowledged. Our elders are not supported or respected as well they should be.
Joan tells the story through the greatest piece of acting I have seen for many a year, between herself and her young friend, they wrap the viewer safely within the story, so safely, that understanding about growing older fills one's being. A wonderful movie and ever so true to life.
Joan Plowright is a magnificent actress, brillient!!!
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Summary: Charming
Comment: I truly enjoyed this movie. Joan Plowright is a lovely lady and a wonderful actress. She has style of her own that is yet plain and simple but yet elegant. She showed being ederly, you still can have style and elegance. Rupert Friend, his character was a perfect gentlemen as helping elderly people. It was nice to see a movie where people aren't taking advantage of elderly people. But on another note, it was sad regarding her own family not there for her when she wanted them to.
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Summary: Can't Choose Your Family, But You Can Choose Your Friends
Comment: I enjoyed watching this film a lot more than I thought I would. Everything about this movie from the cast of actors chosen, great cast of interesting characters, storyline and so on were superb.
I loved Joan Plowright's character, Mrs. Sara Palfrey, a lovable, smart, independent widow, who wants to be involved in her adult daughter & adult grandson's lives without be a burden or bother to them. Mrs. Palfrey takes up residence at The Claremont Hotel in London, which she reads about. While at the Claremont, Mrs. Palfrey quickly makes friends with the other elderly people living there too. Mrs. Palfrey hopes her grandson, Desmond, will visit her at the Claremont, but he seems too busy with his own life to be involved with his grandmother, so see very little of both Desmond or his mother during the movie.
Fate has it that Mrs. Palfrey should met and become friends with a young writer named, Ludovic Meyer. The two make an unlikely pair of friends & they become closer then many family members do. Ludovic Meyer's dad died long ago and Ludovic isn't close with his mom. With Mrs. Palfrey, being widowed and not close with her daughter or grandson, Mrs. Palfrey & Ludovic Meyer spend many a memorable times together and are great friends.
A beautiful story of love and friendship.
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Summary: A feel good film
Comment: This film is a tender, warm movie -- something like the films of old, which you can watch over and over again. A bit slow in the beginning, but captivates you completely.
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Summary: Terrific Joan Plowright
Comment: This movie is rather typical of Ms. Plowright's productions, but if you don't love them and her, get a life!!
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