Mrs. Palfrey At The Claremont

An unusual friendship between an elderly English widow and a 26-year-old writer lies at the heart of this touching adaptation of novelist Elizabeth Taylor's 1971 book. Determined to live a life of relative independence after years of happy marriage, Mrs. Sarah Palfrey (Joan Plowright) moves to London. Rather than live with her daughter, Elizabeth (Anna Cartaret), or grown grandson, Desmond (Lorcan O'Toole), Mrs. Palfrey reserves a monthly room at the Claremont Hotel, Lancaster Gate. Whatever Mrs. Palfrey expected, the Claremont probably isn't it: Her room is barely large enough to accommodate a double bed together with her luggage, and while she's told that dinner, w...