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6.5It'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.
Released: 1997-12-27108 minDir: Alan RickmanDrama
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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
Themes
- winter
- scotland
- based on play or musical
- skipping school
- seaside town
- mother daughter relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alan Rickman
- Screenwriter
- Alan Rickman
- Composer
- Michael Kamen
- Cinematographer
- Seamus McGarvey
- Narrative location
- Scotland
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 390067
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-01-01
- title
- The Winter Guest
- distributed by
- Fine Line Features
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actress
- review score
- 6.5/10
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