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The Winter Guest

Year
1997
Director
Alan Rickman
Runtime
108 min
Genre
Drama
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Synopsis

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.

Festival record

  • LFF 23

Cast

  • Emma ThompsonFrances
  • Phyllida LawElspeth
  • Sheila ReidLily
  • Sandra VoeChloe
  • Arlene CockburnNita
  • Gary HollywoodAlex
  • Sean BiggerstaffTom
  • Tom WatsonMinister
  • Alan RickmanMan in street
  • Douglas MurphySam

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