Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls is a 2003 British comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, based on a true story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women who produced a nude calendar to raise money for Leukaemia Research (subsequently Blood Cancer UK) under the auspices of the Women's Institutes in April 1999 after the husband of one of their members dies from cancer. The film stars an ensemble cast headed by Helen Mirren and Julie Walters, with Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Geraldine James, Harriet Thorpe and Philip Glenister playing key supporting roles.
Plot
Annie Clarke and Chris Harper live in the Yorkshire village of Knapely, where they spend much time at the local Women's Institute and with each other. When Annie's husband, John, is diagnosed with terminal leukaemia, Chris regularly visits them at the hospital.
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| author | Juliette Towhidi Tim Firth |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles Yorkshire Dales |
| director | Nigel Cole |
| editor | Michael Parker |
| events | charity death of subject's spouse femininity friendship middle age nudity |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | bake engage family business fan mail knit leukaemia london mother teresa news of the world overcome photo shoot the national the tonight show with jay leno troubled teen united states waiting room women\'s institute |
| musicBy | Patrick Doyle |
| nomination | European Film Award for Best Actress |
| producer | Nick Barton Suzanne Mackie |
| productionCompany | British Film Institute Touchstone Pictures |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures#International distribution |
| theme | buddy female buddy |