Movie
The Winter Guest
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-12-27
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Capitol Films, Film4 Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Emma Thompson as Frances
- Phyllida Law as Elspeth
- Sheila Reid as Lily
- Sandra Voe as Chloe
- Arlene Cockburn as Nita
- Gary Hollywood as Alex
- Sean Biggerstaff as Tom
- Tom Watson as Minister
- Alan Rickman as Man in street
- Douglas Murphy as Sam
- Jan Shand as Café Proprietor
- Sandy Neilson as Passer-by
Crew
- Alan Rickman - Director
- Sharman Macdonald - Writer
- Alan Rickman - Writer
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