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Calendar Girls (2003)

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Overview

Director:
Nigel Cole
Writers:
Tim Firth (written by)
Juliette Towhidi (written by)
Release Date:
12 September 2003 (Norway) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
They dropped everything for a good cause. more
Plot:
A Women's Institute chapter's fundraising effort for a local hospital by posing nude for a calendar becomes a media sensation. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Mirren Scoops Best Nude Gong (From WENN. 26 March 2008, 5:07 AM, PDT)
Mirren Has No Regrets Over Children (From WENN. 19 March 2008, 9:08 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Great British Comedy with captivating actors more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Kalender Girls (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Kalenderflickorna (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Calendar Girls (France) [fr]
Chicas de calendario (Argentina) [es]
Chicas del calendario, Las (Spain) [es]
Dziewczyny z kalendarza (Poland) [pl]
Felül semmi (Hungary) [hu]
Fetele din calendar (Romania) [ro]
Garotas do Calendário, As (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
Kalendritüdrukud (Estonia) [et]
Kalenteritytöt (Finland) [fi]
Koritsia tou imerologiou, Ta (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for nudity, some language and drug-related material.
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Contrary to the depiction in the film, the proposal for the calendar enjoyed broad support in the Women's Institute organisation. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the scene with the press conference, as Chris is making her way to the front, journalists are holding cassette recorders out, as if seeking comment. However, they are playing their recorders, not recording, since the play buttons are pushed, but the red record buttons are not. more
Quotes:
Cora: Annie, I am 55 years old. If I'm not gonna get them out now, when am I? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Comedy Connections: Dinnerladies (#4.2)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
The Way You Do the Things You Do more

FAQ

How does it end?
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33 out of 34 people found the following comment useful:-
Great British Comedy with captivating actors, 9 January 2004
Author: kalliope-1 from Innsbruck, Tyrol

Did you know what makes the difference between "Art and Pornography"? Well it´s the artist. This was one of the stroking scenes of the film "Calendar Girls". This film is profundly moving and even more because it is based on a true story. The women of the W.I club somewhere in Yorkshire are famous for plum jam and speeches on different household or gardening items which are mostly quite tedious. The situation changes by the time the husband of Annie (Julie Walters)suffers from leukemia and can´t get through. Annie´s best friend Chris (Helen Mirren)comes up with the idea of a nude calendar with the women of the W.I. club to raise money for a settee at the leukemia ward at the local hospital. At first everybody is quite suspicious but the calendar turns out as a tremendous success which brings the girls even to Hollywood.

I have rarely ever seen such a heart-warming and inspiring film. This movie makes you laugh and cry almost at the same time. (My favourite scene was the one with the oregano-joint ;-).) As most British comedies the actors were fabulous and the jokes did not seem constructed like they do in most Hollywood productions.

This film is a hymn for all middle aged women. It shows the world that 40+ women can look great even when they are nude. "The women of Yorkshire are like the flowers of Yorkshire in the last state of their lives they look best."

This film is highly recommendable for everybody even if you just want to see the beautiful landscape of Yorkshire.

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