
The Naughty Granny Comedy
March 27, 2008People who don’t live in the UK might be surprised to learn that a common plot for British movies is the ‘Naughty Granny Comedy’, in which a woman ‘of a certain age’ decides to delve into a life of tawdriness they spurned their entire lives. Enter the latest envisioning of this comedic staple, Irina Palm, in which sex-for-hire is the name of the game. The film, starring Marianne Faithfull, who diverts from her steady lifestyle in the suburbs to a London sex shop.