| Description |
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions, widescreen (16:9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital, NTSC. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel by Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. |
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Special features: Director's commentary; photo gallery; Joan Plowright "Best Actress" acceptance speech at AARP Awards; original theatrical trailer. |
| Cast |
Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, Zoe Tapper, Anna Massey, Robert Lang, Marcia Warren, Georgina Hale, Millicent Martin, Anna Cartaret, Clare Higgins. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Claudio Rocha ; editors, Nigel Galt, Virginia Katz ; music, Stephen Barton ; score, Harry Gregson-Williams. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Mrs. Palfrey, an elegant, genteel widow, came from Scotland to London to take up residence at the Claremont Hotel. Though she had high hopes for the cosmopolitan pleasures of living in a big city, she is soon filled with a sense of uneasiness and gloom. |
| Subject |
Widows -- Scotland -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Retirement communities -- England -- London -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Grandparent and child -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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London (England) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Caplin, Lee.
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Matz, Zachary.
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Colpaert, Carl.
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Sacks, Ruth.
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Ireland, Dan.
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Plowright, Joan.
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Friend, Rupert.
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Tapper, Zoe.
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Massey, Anna.
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Lang, Robert, 1934-2004.
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Warren, Marcia.
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Hale, Georgina.
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Martin, Millicent.
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Cartaret, Anna.
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Higgins, Clare.
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Gregson-Williams, Harry.
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Taylor, Elizabeth, 1912-1975.
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont.
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Cineville (Firm)
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Picture Entertainment Corporation.
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Westlake Entertainment Group (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
798622343826 |
| Music No. |
WLV3438 Westlake Entertainment |
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