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The Winter Guest

"Come In From The Cold"

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1997 · 1h 48m
Drama
Starring Emma Thompson · Phyllida Law · Sheila Reid
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It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.

Theatrical
Dec 27, 1997
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 30, 2005
Director
Alan Rickman
Producers
Alan J. Wands, Sharon Harel-Cohen, Blondel Aidoo
Music
Michael Kamen
Studio
Capitol Films, Film4 Productions
Keywords
scotland winter based on play or musical skipping school seaside town mother daughter relationship
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Cast

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E
Emma Thompson
Frances
P
Phyllida Law
Elspeth
S
Sheila Reid
Lily
S
Sandra Voe
Chloe
A
Arlene Cockburn
Nita
G
Gary Hollywood
Alex
S
Sean Biggerstaff
Tom
T
Tom Watson
Minister
A
Alan Rickman
Man in street
S
Sandy Neilson
Passer-by
B
Billy McElhaney
Bus Driver

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