Tea with the Dames (2018)

Original title

Nothing Like a Dame

Directed by

Roger Michell

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

AA

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four veteran British actresses sit down together for a relaxed chat about their long careers in theatre and film. The film mixes their conversation with clips from their past performances.

intimatereflectivewarmconversationalnostalgicplayfulleisurelyrevealing

What happens

Nothing Like a Dame (released in the United States, Australia and New Zealand as Tea With the Dames) is a 2018 British documentary film directed by Roger Michell, with Sally Angel serving as executive producer. It was produced by Sally Angel and Karen Steyn with Maddy Allen as head of production. The film documents conversations between actresses Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright (in her last film appearance), and Maggie Smith (all of whom are Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire) interspersed with scenes from their careers on film and stage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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