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The Whisperers is a 1967 British drama film directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Edith Evans. It is based on the 1961 novel by Robert Nicolson. Plot. Mrs Margaret Ross, an impoverished, elderly, eccentric woman, is living in a ground floor flat, in an unnamed town in northern England.
The Whisperers. Elderly Mrs. Ross lives alone in her meager flat, scraping by on government assistance even as she claims to have great wealth. After finding stolen money she is victimized, making it necessary to find her support in her declining years.
17 mar 2017 · As an old aged pensioner with no independent means of support (her son is a criminal and her jobless husband has abandoned her) Mrs Ross lives alone in a single room apartment and relies for money on National Assistance, a means-tested government safety net designed for the poorest in society.
Margaret Ross is an impoverished old woman who lives alone in a seedy apartment and enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. One day she discovers stolen money hidden by her son and believes her fantasy has come true.
The Whisperers is Bryan Forbes' quietly excellent study of old age and loneliness, starring Dame Edith Evans (nominated for an Oscar for her performance, losing out to Katherine Hepburn in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?), with an impressive supporting cast which includes Eric Portman, Gerald Sim, Ronald Fraser, Avis Bunnage, Nanette Newman and Le...
The Whisperers. Drama. 105 minutes ‧ 1968. Roger Ebert. April 18, 1968. 3 min read. “Are you there?” the old lady asks, tilting, her head ever so slightly as her eyes dart around the flat. I hear you. Are you listening?” It is hard to locate them, even though they are surely there. Some seem to live in the radio, some in the steam pipes.
2 mar 2020 · Based on a 1961 novel by Robert Nicolson, British director Bryan Forbes’s 1967 film The Whisperers stars Dame Edith Evans as the elderly, isolated Mrs. Ross.
