Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Posted on April 25, 2006 at 4:30 pm
A-| Lowest Recommended Age: | 4th - 6th Grades |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG |
| Profanity: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Social drinking, character gets tipsy |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Sad deaths |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | 2006 |
| Date Released to DVD: | 2006 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B000GYI3PY |
Mrs. Palfrey (Joan Plowright) did not think of herself as someone who would live in the shabby gentility of the Claremont, a residential hotel in London. We never learn the details of what brought her there or keeps her there, but we do not need to. We learn everything we need to know from the resigned but not cheerless sigh of acceptance as she sees her room for the first time, and from her quiet courage as she walks into the dining room
Mrs. Palfrey has hopes of hearing from her grandson, who works in London. And she may have hopes of finding companionship at the Claremont. But it is an unexpected encounter with a young writer named Ludovic (Rupert Friend) that leads to a true friendship.
A lovely antidote to summer movies filled with crashes, explosions, aliens, and teenagers, this is a bittersweet but touching story for grown-ups told with grace and wisdom.