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Tuesday’s Overlooked Film: Ladies in Lavender (2005)

Written and directed by Charles Dance, Ladies in Lavender is set in 1936, and tells the tale of two aging spinster sisters (Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench) whose peaceable Cornwall existence is disrupted when they take a young Polish violinist (Daniel Brühl) into their care (Source: TCMdB).

I will readily admit that this film is not for every especially given its somewhat pedantic pace; but exercise a little patience. The acting is so well delivered that it made up for any moments of drifting “boredom” (for lack of a better word).

The film also features a stellar supporting cast:

  • Anjelica Huston
  • Michael Gambon
  • Miriam Margoyles
  • Natascha McElhone
  • David Warner

Check out the trailer here:

 

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Coming Soon: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

 

Photo by Ishika Mohan

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (dir. John Madden, starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson and Dev Patel) follows a group of British retirees who decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past.

Here is the full trailer:

 

While this film is chock full of  ‘national treasures’ and is almost guaranteed to be charming, I am not sure that I will pay to see this at my local.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is scheduled for limited release starting on May 4th, 2012.

Will you be catching it?

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