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An aging pair of veteran English actors whose success never quite took hold finds their quiet existence suddenly interrupted by the arrival of one of the men's precocious grandnieces in director Roger Michell's affectionate comedy drama. Maurice (Peter O'Toole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips) may still land the occasional paying gig -- Maurice has recently been cast as a corpse in a popular television drama -- but for the most part, their days are spent cataloging their ailments over meals at their favorite café. Though the arrival of Ian's grandniece Jessie doesn't immediately set so well with her curmudgeonly great uncle, Maurice takes an immediate liking to the girl, and makes it a mission to expose the youngster to some of the bustling capitol's best-known sights. As the newly invigorated septuagenarian does his best to teach the wide-eyed youngster a thing or two about life, he soon comes to realize just how little he truly knows about the subject at such a late point in life. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

  • Release date:December 20, 2006

Awards

Awarded by
Nominee
Category
Year
Status
London Film Critics Association Jodie Whittaker British Newcomer of the Year 2006 Nominee
Satellite Awards Jodie Whittaker Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy 2006 Nominee
British Independent Film Awards Jodie Whittaker Most Promising Newcomer (Onscreen) 2006 Nominee
London Film Critics Association Leslie Phillips Best Supporting British Actor 2006 Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Leslie Phillips Best Supporting Actor 2006 Nominee
British Independent Film Awards Leslie Phillips Best Supporting Actor/Actress 2006 Nominee
Screen Actors Guild Peter O'Toole Best Actor 2006 Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Peter O'Toole Best Actor 2006 Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association Peter O'Toole Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 2006 Nominee
Online Film Critics Association Peter O'Toole Best Actor 2006 Nominee
Satellite Awards Peter O'Toole Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama 2006 Nominee
Broadcast Film Critics Association Peter O'Toole Best Actor 2006 Nominee
British Independent Film Awards Peter O'Toole Best Actor 2006 Nominee
National Society of Film Critics Peter O'Toole Best Actor 2006 Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Peter O'Toole Best Actor 2006 Nominee
Chicago Film Critics Association Peter O'Toole Best Actor 2006 Nominee
British Independent Film Awards Vanessa Redgrave Best Supporting Actor/Actress 2006 Nominee
British Independent Film Awards Hanif Kureishi Best Screenplay 2006 Nominee

Crew

Roger Michell
Director
Kevin Loader
Producer
Hanif Kureishi
Screenwriter
Haris Zambarloukos
Cinematographer
David Arnold
Composer (Music Score)
John Paul Kelly
Production Designer
Emma Macdevitt
Art Director
Scott Rudin
Executive Producer
Daniel Battsek
Executive Producer
Charles Moore
Executive Producer
Miles Ketley
Executive Producer
Sally Caplan
Executive Producer
Tessa Ross
Executive Producer
Natalie Ward
Costume Designer
Danny Hambrook
Sound/Sound Designer
Barrie McCulloch
First Assistant Director
Fiona Weir
Casting
Tim Alban
Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Baldock
Supervising Sound Editor
Rosa Romero
Line Producer
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