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      The Winter Guest

      1997, Drama, 1h 46m

      27 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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      It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances (Emma Thompson) has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth (Phyllida Law), travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex (Gary Hollywood). Meanwhile, old women Chloe (Sandra Voe) and Lily (Sheila Reid) go to a funeral, youngsters Sam (Douglas Murphy) and Tom (Sean Biggerstaff) cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita (Arlene Cockburn).

      • Rating: R (Language|Brief Sensuality)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Alan Rickman

      • Producer: Steve Clark-Hall, Ken Lipper, Edward R. Pressman

      • Writer: Sharman Macdonald, Alan Rickman

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $849.3K

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      • Distributor: Fine Line Features

      • Production Co: Fine Line Features, Channel Four Films, Capitol Films

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

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      • Jul 05, 2013
        Rickman's directorial debut is technically sound but the plot drags despite the best efforts of Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
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