Jun 20th  
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel**   (12A)
Sub-title: for the Elderly and Beautiful
(Manifest Theatre, Manningtree)  

(GB/US/UAE 2011)

Seven senior citizens leave behind their neglected lives in England for the lure of a fresh start in an exotic Jaipur hotel.
...which of course, is a ramshackle to begin with, in the manner of Carry On Abroad and others, with an excellent cast in an endearing travelogue, rather sentimentally resolved (for me, Enchanted April is more believable), and also giving a refreshingly mature and sympathetic portrayal from the Indian perspective.It began something of a trend in Senior movies, continuing with the likes of Quartet, Last Chance Harvey, The Love Punch and others.

Written by: Ol Parker, based on the novel "These Foolish Things" by Deborah Moggach.
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin.
Director: John Madden.
Starring: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Dev Patel, Tena Desae, Diana Hardcastle, Lillete Dubey, Liza Tarbuck.
Photography: Ben Davis.
Music: Thomas Newman.
Editing: Chris Gill.