Win 'Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont' a copy of the DVD and the book!

07/07/2008

Acorn Media has announced the DVD release of Dan Ireland’s award winning bittersweet comedy-drama Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont, a heart-warming tale of an unlikely friendship, starring esteemed actress Dame Joan Plowright and up and coming star Rupert Friend.

 

Based on the best selling novel of the same name, Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont centres around the eponymous Sarah Palfrey (Plowright – The Entertainer), a recently widowed elegant septuagenarian who moves to London to be closer to her grandson Desmond.

 

Arriving at The Claremont Hotel, she meets the long-term residents, all in their twilight years, who have experienced their fair share of pain and loss. Her new acquaintances take a keen interest in her life. But things don’t go according to plan: her grandson fails to materialise, and her nosey neighbours start asking questions. About to resign herself to being alone, an accident leads to a chance encounter with young writer Ludovic Meyer and the pair soon embark on a wonderful new friendship, that changes both their lives.

 

As well as a stunning performance from award-winning actress Plowright, the film stars a wonderful ensemble cast of some the greatest and most respected British actors, Anne Massey (Peeping Tom,) as the forthright Mrs Arbuthnot, Millicent Martin (Frasier), Georgina Hale (The Commander: The Devil You Know) and newcomer Zoe Tapper (Stage Beauty).

 

This gentle and touching drama will be available on DVD on 7 July 2008 and a tie-in edition of the novel by Elizabeth Taylor is available from Virago Press. Special features: Elizabeth Taylor biography and bibliography, cast filmographies, subtitles and picture gallery.

 

 Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont is released on DVD on 7th July 2008, RRP £16.99.

 

 

Mature Times has a copy of both the DVD and the novel to give away to 10 lucky winners. To be in with a chance of winning just answer the question below.

 

What is the name of the hotel in Berkshire, run by Warner Leisure Hotels, at which you can enjoy a Hot Air Balloon Experience?

 

(see the article in the Warner Leisure Hotel section of the Travel pages)

 

 

Competition closes 28th July 2008