Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont

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

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

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7.6/10

4.4K

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Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations

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The Averard Hotel, in the Lancaster Gate area of London, was the hotel used (both interior and exterior) as "The Claremont". The Averard was originally built as a townhouse by a wealthy doctor before 1910. In 1925, the townhouse was reconfigured as a hotel, and has most recently been a family-run bed and breakfast. The hotel discontinued operations (as a hotel) in 2009 and the building was converted to non-hotel residential use.

Quotes
Mrs Arbuthnot: I'm on my way to the television room. It takes me a long time to get there, so I leave a bit before everyone else. We take our coffee there and watch the latest serial on the telly. I'd be glad if you joined me, if you're not faint of heart.
Mrs Palfrey: Well... , what on earth do you watch? One of those gruesome American things?
Mrs Arbuthnot: Yes, "Sex and the City". I watch it in weekly doses, like a medicine. It makes me feel better knowing I'm not going to be around much longer.

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One of the crew credits: Best Boy (Girl)

Connections
References Brief Encounter (1945)

Soundtracks
For All We Know
Performed by Rosemary Clooney
Music by J. Fred Coots (as Fred J Coots), lyrics by Sam Lewis (as M Sammel Lewis).
Published by Cromwell Music Inc. & Toy Town Tunes Inc.
By arrangement with Concord Records

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about friendship

a simple friendship story. charming for the chemistry between the lead actors. for the presence of Joan Plowright . for the surprising performance of Rupert Friend. and for the spring air. for the passing time as a state who becomes almost material. for the forms of joy and delight and sadness and hope. and, maybe, for the status of refuge for the admirers not only of romanticism in different nuances but , maybe, first, for the conquerors of the lights and shadows and colors and flavors of the past. a film like an oasis. and, maybe, this is its basic meaning.