In 2011, director John Madden and screenwriter Ol Parker adapted a novel by Deborah Moggach about white British retirees moving to a less-than-luxurious hotel in India. The result was “The Best Exotic...
It sounds like it could be a cliché, but Philomena, directed by Stephen Frears, by no means fits into this mold. In fact, Philomena breaks the mold.
The British film is based on Martin Sixsmith’s...
