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The Winter Guest (1997)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:14
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A dense, filling slice-of-life set in a tiny snowbound Scottish burg, where four pairs of characters grapple with various aspects of human hardship. Thompson plays opposite Law, her actual mother,... A dense, filling slice-of-life set in a tiny snowbound Scottish burg, where four pairs of characters grapple with various aspects of human hardship. Thompson plays opposite Law, her actual mother, as a recently widowed photographer whose haze of grief has driven a wedge into their relationship. Rickman's directorial debut, adapted from the stage play by Sharman MacDonald. [More]
Starring: Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Gary Hollywood, Arlene Cockburn
Starring: Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Gary Hollywood, Arlene Cockburn, Sheila Reid, Sandra Voe, Douglas Murphy, Sean Biggerstaff
Director: Alan Rickman
Director: Alan Rickman
Producer: Steve Clark-Hall, Ken Lipper, Edward R. Pressman
Story: Sharman MacDonald
Screenwriter: Alan Rickman
Composer: Michael Kamen
Reviews for The Winter Guest
Moving as flawlessly and gracefully across the movie screen as the snow on its mute, chilly Scottish landscape, the film inspires amazement and awe as the work of novice director, Alan Rickman.
The film’s modest goals are met, and the austere technical aspects of the production further preserve the film’s reserve.
The film deals with personal inter-generational interactions in a manner that is touching and realistic.
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