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Nothing Like a Dame
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Four women who are considered from the most successful actresses in history, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith, recount their tales of personal and work life and the troubles they face on their famous way.
Four women who are considered from the most successful actresses in history, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith, recount their tales of personal and work life and the troubles they face on their famous way.
Actors:
Michael Aspel,
Alan Bates,
Kenneth Williams,
Finty Williams,
Robert Morley,
Alan Rickman,
Laurence Olivier
Michael Aspel
Alan Bates
17 February 1934, Allestree, Derbyshire, England, UK
Kenneth Williams
22 February 1926, Kings Cross, London, England, UK
Finty Williams
24 September 1972, England, UK
Robert Morley
26 May 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK
Alan Rickman
21 February 1946, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Laurence Olivier
22 May 1907, Dorking, Surrey, England, UK
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Roger Michell
Country:
United Kingdom
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Robert Morley
26 May 1908, Semley, Wiltshire, England, UK
Alan Rickman
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June 06, 2018
...the film plays out like you're sitting down for an afternoon cuppa with four of Britain's most talented actresses, listening to their stories and having a good old cackle, like friends do.
June 06, 2018
Its slow unfurling allowed us to imagine we were eavesdropping. Here was fame, but here, too, was intimacy.
April 30, 2018
The casualness of it all means that the few downbeat moments - chiefly thoughts on ageing - are all the more poignant.
May 04, 2018
A torrent of mischief, gossip, swearing, recitations, singing and reminiscence.
June 06, 2018
ut despite "Mags" and "Jude" sometimes living up to their cantankerous reputations, this isn't an all-star episode of Grumpy Old Women. Instead, it's an absorbing and fascinating look back at the last 60 years of British stage and screen.
June 07, 2018
A lovely, lively and quick little eavesdrop session.
June 24, 2018
You don't have to be familiar with all of their work to appreciate their experience and the words of wisdom they impart on the audience.
May 04, 2018
And when Nothing Like a Dame draws to a close with audio of Dench reciting "our revels now are ended", the only possible response is to insist that they are not.
June 13, 2018
It is hard to overstate the charm of this restrained and intimate film.
May 03, 2018
The rapport between this formidable quartet is palpable, and they all contribute some delightful stories.
June 08, 2018
It's not just what she says but the way she says it, that makes Judi Dench's advice to her younger self so moving. Be less susceptible to falling in love, she says. This is one of the wonderful moments in this fly-on-the-wall documentary...
July 10, 2018
Director Roger Michell did a beautiful job with his gentle, hands-off approach, which led to a marvellously entertaining programme.
