Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (The)
- Director: John Madden
- Writer: Ol Parker; Deborah Moggach
- Producer: Graham Broadbent; Peter Czernin
CGiii Comment
A simple delight that seems to have slipped under the LGBT radar.
Wilkinson is a gay man looking for his lost love...tears will flow.
Smiles will rise...a lovely way to spend time
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Seven elderly Britons, for a variety of reasons, respond to an online ad and travel to Jaipur, India, where they find run-down hotel with a young, exuberant, and optimistic host. Evelyn, newly widowed, wants low-cost experience, Graham seeks a long-ago love, Douglas and Jean have lost their pension in a family investment, Muriel needs cheap hip surgery, Madge seeks a rich husband, and Norman is chasing women. India affects each in different ways, enchanting Douglas and Evelyn while driving Jean deeper into bitterness. Their host, young Sonny, has dreams but little cash or skill; he also has a girlfriend whom his mother dismisses. Stories cross and discoveries await each one.
Cast & Characters
Judi Dench as Evelyn Greenslade;
Tom Wilkinson as Graham Dashwood;
Patrick Pearson as Graham's Colleague;
Hugh Dickson as Judge;
Bill Nighy as Douglas Ainslie;
James Rawlings as Estate Agent;
Paul Bhattacharjee as Dr. Ghujarapartidar;
Penelope Wilton as Jean Ainslie;
Maggie Smith as Muriel Donnelly;
Liza Tarbuck as Staff Nurse