the beauty of this masterpiece be that it not only the simple and delightful and true story of middle age woman show that they have the courage to step out and do something remarkable and ground breaking and but also they could make it into a huge success . this tale of dedication to a cause illustrate the need by these woman to achieve a charitable goal and prove to themselves that they be not ` past it . bring to u by some of the most seasoned british actor and actress and under the polished direction of nigel cole and it cover every emotion from grief to the joy of success and all be perform with such conviction by the amazing cast . although helen mirren have the large part and i do not believe that there be any ` lead within the female character a such and that the support come from the male character who have to stand by and watch their wife or mother go from strength to strength in their battle to achieve their aim of produce a calendar for the w. i. a few memorable one liner and a remarkable cast and a beautiful back drop and many memorable moment make this film one to watch again and again and again . .