As the wonderful physical media distribution company Network reportedly goes into liquidation, a few words on the work that's rightly given it such a strong reputation. Allelujah had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. [8] The film was released on 17 March 2023 by Pathé in France and Switzerland and in the United Kingdom through Warner Bros. Pictures. [9] Critical reception [ edit ] Pathé will distribute the film in the UK, France, and Switzerland and will handle sales for the rest of the world. No release date has been announced yet, but you can read the synopsis for the film below: It is a little bit different in Indian culture,” says Gill. When he shot the film, he had never been in an actual geriatric ward. But he spent a lot of last year in one, visiting his grandmother, who recently died of cancer. In October 2021, it was announced that Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Saunders, Bally Gill, Russell Tovey, and David Bradley had joined the cast of the film, [5] and principal photography began later that month. [6] [7] Release [ edit ]

I spoke to Dench, then 87, in her trailer after seeing her shoot a scene: an incredible treat and slightly disquieting. “I think it’s all deeply depressing, I’m afraid,” she said, eyes bright. “I’ve completely lost my rhythm inside.” Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.A filming crew from a local television programme called Pennine People are invited to the Beth to document a volunteer-led effort to save it from closure, during which time they also interview the Chairman of the Board and some of the residents. At the same time, Colin Colman, a consultant to the Health Secretary, arrives at the Beth, whose closure he had advised, to visit his father Joe and assess the hospital. One of the residents, Mary Moss, is discouraged from being interviewed on-camera by the television crew, but Valentine gives her an iPad and encourages her to document her day-to-day experiences. Bally Gill, Richard Eyre, Alan Bennett and Judi Dench on set of Allelujah. Photograph: Rob Youngson Dynasty' Actor To Play Joe Biden; Sci-Fi 'Sentinel' Wraps In Estonia; 'Allelujah' Underway In UK; 'The Six' Gets UK Cinema Run – Global Briefs". 26 October 2021. The exterior corridor at St Ann’s, designed to allow staff and patients fresh air and birdsong as they moved between wings. Photograph: Catherine Shoard

Judi Dench appeared on The Graham Norton Show last week to promote the movie, introducing a brand new clip which you can watch here:

More clips from Dame Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders, Jack Rowan, Tahirah Sharif + comedian Rich Hardisty

Based on the stage play by Alan Bennett (The Lady in The Van), with screenplay by Heidi Thomas (Call the Midwife, Cranford) and directed by Richard Eyre ( Notes on A Scandal, Iris).

The family found being by her bedside essential, he says. “We had to actively say: look, she needs pain relief. And she needs to have a proper, decent meal. We ended up feeling quite pushy. The system is so strained. We were on them constantly. He continues: “I’m in a privileged position. If I’m unable to look after myself and my family can’t, then I’ve probably got enough money to go into a private care home – and there are some really good ones.” There are also some very poor ones. “There’s always going to be a demand, and if they can provide the minimum care for the maximum income, that’s business.” The film’s director Richard Eyre, commented –“ Heidi adapted Alan’s play very cleverly, and the two of them produced a wonderful, thought-provoking script – very funny but also deeply moving. They challenge us to think hard about how, as a society, we should care for the old. The film is an urgent call to arms to support our public health services. Thankfully, the combination of good jokes and an important subject made it irresistible to some of our best – and best-known – actors.”You can experience Jeff Rowe's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD very soon! The ostensible purpose and meaning of the film is of course to proclaim the value of the NHS, although you might argue that this faith is slightly deflected or undermined by the big narrative reveal – inspired by well-attested real life cases. But the new Covid section at the end, with its unexpected pivot to drama and crisis, works well enough. A low-key, attractive, if minor Alan Bennett. As if that wasn’t enough good news, she was also awarded her OBE by His Majesty King Charles last week for Services to Drama.

Perhaps the thought of a veteran Brit character-actor lineup in a care setting is a little mawkish, and I incidentally still have grim memories of Dustin Hoffman’s unsufferably patronising 2012 film Quartet with Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins and Michael Gambon. Dench and Eyre on the red carpet at the film’s London premiere. Photograph: John Phillips/Getty Images for BFIThe Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials will be available to own on DVD and Blu-ray from the 11th December. Bethlehem Hospital is the legendary institution which gave rise to the word “bedlam” – its name has been reapplied, without obvious irony, to a fictional geriatric hospital in Yorkshire for this gentle, shrewd ensemble comedy, adapted by screenwriter Heidi Thomas from the much-admired 2018 stage play by Alan Bennett with a new Covid-aware coda bolted on to the end. Richard Eyre directs with a sure hand.