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Calendar Girls | Year: 2003 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Nigel Cole Actors/Actresses: - John Alderton - Angus Barnett - Helen Mirren - Julie Walters - Penelope Wilton A sweet, funny movie. Calendar Girls is very enjoyable. Helen Mirren and Julie Walters do a wonderful job as best friends who decide to raise money for a much-needed new sofa for a local hospital's family waiting room. They approach others in their local women's group about doing a nude calendar. The best part of the movie is the build-up to the creation of the calendar as each woman goes through her own adjustment to the idea. The second half of the movie becomes a bit too Hollywood as they deal with unexpected repercussions and fame. It's still cute but does lose a little of the charm. It finally ends with the focus back where it belongs - friendships and relationships. This is a good film and worth seeing, especially if you like sweet, light fun. It reminded me a lot of Saving Grace - another good British film. The movie is not quite as good as the idea for the calendar "Calendar Girls," based on the true story of a group of middle-aged women in Yorkshire who posed nude for a calendar, is not sim ductName>Beauty and The Beast - Criterion Collection (Restored Edition) Buy Calendar Girls at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Calendar Girls Search with the Priority Search Engine on Calendar Girls This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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