Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Calendar Girls
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: *1*
- Commentary: Although we haven't watched this in awhile, we've watched it more than once. It is one I know will keep Mom occupied from beginning to end when she doesn't want to do anything else but wants to remain awake; I'm able to share in movie moments with her, since the movie has a fair number of satisfying moments, and this is important. It is, for my mother, primarily a "woman's movie" in the old tradition: Women sharing the deep secrets of womanhood; comedy and triumph at the expense of the men, who are clueless; in the end, the men are proud of their women but remain clueless, the women are proud of themselves and remain a society closed to the men; and the children, if there are any, remain clueless but promising. A film of old and treasured (and sometimes questionable) sensibilities.
Update 11/17/2021: This post was originally published February 6, 2005. It was one of the accidental deletions that occurred, which is covered in this post.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Helen Mirren Chris Harper Ciarán Hinds Rod Harper Julie Walters Annie Clarke Linda Bassett Cora Annette Crosbie Jessie Celia Imrie Celia Penelope Wilton Ruth Reynoldson Geraldine James Marie
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2003
Directed by Nigel Cole.
Labels: comedy2, helen-mirren, mom-favorite2, popcorn-and-soda6, women's-movie2
