Calendar Girls (2003) | Helen Mirren, Julie Walters

Calendar Girls (2003) | Helen Mirren, Julie Walters | Should not be missed

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Calendar Girls (2003)

	Calendar Girls (2003) Helen Mirren, Julie Walters Walt Disney Video, 2004 average customer review:based on 98 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Full of Charm

This film, like the true story it is based on, is not trying to be anything that it is not. It is a thoughtful, feel-good movie that is full of charm, wit, and great one-liners. It features fine acting and glorious cinematography of English country sides. It breaks stereotypes and empowers the individual, all while making you laugh. What more could you ask for?

Should not be missed

Saw this movie at a sneak preview as I could not wait for it to be released. Wonderful & awesome feel good movie. I bought the 2004 calendar and was anxious for the movie's release on DVD. Fabulous acting by all of the ladies. Get this movie & watch it with your mom !!

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Calendar Girls

Loved the movie. The cast was terrific. It was sad but very funny.

Bravo for the women of Yorkshire

After John Baker's death, his wife Annie and a few of her friends - all middle-aged women - decide to pose for the annual local women's charity calendar. The idea is to raise enough funds to purchase a new sofa for the leukemia wing at the local hospital. How about pulling a twist on the same boring idea of the annual calendar... and have a nude picture of a housewife for each month, while tending to the everyday chores. From a marketing standpoint, the idea is simply brilliant. But the real achievement of these "calendar girls" does not just lie in the fact that they stripped for a good cause during their middle age (although that would have been good enough, especially for actresses with a body like Helen Mirren's), but in the actual originality of their idea.

This is a great movie because it portrays a true story of courage and determination, in which real people command the attention of the world by doing something uncommon. Additionally, and as one of the previous reviews stated, Helen Mirren's and Julie Walters' elegance, brings a special, cozy touch to this typical "girls' movie".

The setting is wonderful, with charming views of the British countryside. The DVD includes not only deleted scenes (thank God they were), but also two documentaries where we learn about the "real" Calendar Girls; plus interviews with the cast, and the two photographers (the "real" one, and the one who took the movie stills).

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