Mrs Pulfrey at the Claremont
Starring: Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoe Tapper, Anna Massey, Robert Lang
Director: Dan Ireland
Based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor, "Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont" stars one of the greatest actresses of our time, Dame Joan Plowright (Enchanted April) and introduces a stunning new actor in a leading role, Rupert Friend (The Libertine, Pride and Prejudice).
The story centers around an elegant elderly lady (Mrs Palfrey) who,
after being recently widowed, moves from Scotland to London to be near
to her 26 year old grandson, Desmond. When Desmond fails to return any
of her several phone calls, or visit her at the resident hotel she is
staying (The Claremont), fate brings her together with a young writer,
Ludovic Meyer, after she has an accident outside his basement flat.
Eventually, Ludo ends up helping Mrs. Palfrey by playing a charade -
pretending to be her grandson, so that the other off-beat elderly
residents of the hotel believe that she hasn't been lying, and that she
really does have a grandson.
The two newly found friends discover they have a lot more in common
with each other then they do with other people their own age.
Ludo inadvertently leads Mrs Palfrey through her past; Mrs Palfrey
inadvertently leads Ludo to his future. The young writer finally finds
the story he has been looking for all his young life - and Mrs Palfrey
finds the 'grandson' she never knew she had. Thus begins a deep-rooted
friendship that is far reaching, and everlasting.
In Cinemas: 26 October
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