Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
(DVD)
Published
[United States] : Westlake Entertainment, [2006].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
DVD Mrs
1 available
DVD Mrs
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Published
[United States] : Westlake Entertainment, [2006].
Language
English
UPC
798622343826
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
General Note
Special features: Director's commentary; photo gallery; Joan Plowright "Best Actress" acceptance speech at AARP Awards; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Claudio Rocha ; editors, Nigel Galt, Virginia Katz ; music, Stephen Barton ; score, Harry Gregson-Williams.
Participants/Performers
Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoe Tapper, Anna Massey, Robert Lang, Marcia Warren, Georgina Hale, Millicent Martin, Anna Cartaret, Clare Higgins.
Description
Mrs Palfrey has moved from Scotland to London to be closer to her grandson, Desmond, and takes up residency at the Claremont Hotel. Her high hopes for the cosmopolitan life of living in a busy city are soon lost as her grandson makes no effort to visit her. But fate steps in when Mrs. Palfrey, who stumbles and falls in the street, is rescued by Ludo, a struggling young writer. To thank Ludo properly for his kindness, Mrs. Palfrey invites him to dinner at the Claremont, where, through a gently deception, he is introduced to the other residents as her long-awaited, 'mythical' grandson, Desmond ...
System Details
DVD format, all regions, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC.