Summary
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.
Cast
Bill Nighy
Douglas Ainslie
Maggie Smith
Muriel Donnelly
Tom Wilkinson
Graham Dashwood
Judi Dench
Evelyn Greenslade
Dev Patel
Sonny Kapoor
Penelope Wilton
Jean Ainslie
Celia Imrie
Madge Hardcastle
Ronald Pickup
Norman Cousins
Tina Desai
Sunaina
Lillete Dubey
Mrs. Kapoor
Diana Hardcastle
Carol
Ramona Marquez
Madge's Grandchild
Sara Stewart
Madge's Daughter
Hugh Dickson
Judge
Patrick Pearson
Graham's Colleague
Liza Tarbuck
Nurse
Lucy Robinson
Judith
Louise Brealey
Hairdresser
Richard Cubison
Douglas' Golf Partner
Paul Bhattacharjee
Dr Ghujarapartinder
Siddharth Makkar
Jay
Seema Azmi
Anokhi
Honey Chhaya
Young Wasim
Nina Kulkarni
Guarika
Jay Villiers
Evelyn's Son
Paul Bentall
Evelyn's Lawyer
Glen Davies
Taxi Driver
Rajendra Gupta
Manoj
Catherine Terris
Graham's C;leaner
Vishnu Sharma
Mr Maruthi
Simon Wilson
Madge's Son-in-Law
James Rawlings
Estate Agent
Crew
Director
John Madden
Novel
Deborah Moggach
Screenplay
Ol Parker
Reviews
tmdb87069603
June 5, 2012
9
This is an excellent movie with a great cast. Before seeing the movie I saw one review categorizing it as having Benny Hill style comedy. I did _NOT_ see that at all in this movie. In fact, one criticism that I have is that I'd liked to have seen a little more comedy. One of the characters is truly over the top, but not slapstick. But regardless this movie flows elegantly start to finish without being overly saccharine or morbid or falling back on what you might expect for comedy involving the elderly. This film won't move you like Slumdog Millionaire but it is a quality film in its own right.
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