Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
2010, 85 minutes
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, Mrs. Palfrey (Joan Plowright) strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer, Ludovic Meyer (Rupert Friend). Fate brings them together after she has an accident outside his basement flat. The two newly found friends discover they have a lot more in common with each other than they do with other people their own age. Ludovic inadvertently leads Mrs. Palfrey through her past; Mrs. Palfrey inadvertently leads Ludovic to his future.