The Winter Guest (1997)
Come In From The Cold
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.
- Date of release
- 1997-12-27
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (54)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Alan Rickman
Casting
- Emma Thompson — Frances
- Phyllida Law — Elspeth
- Sheila Reid — Lily
- Sandra Voe — Chloe
- Arlene Cockburn — Nita
- Gary Hollywood — Alex
- Sean Biggerstaff — Tom
- Tom Watson — Minister
- Alan Rickman — Man in street
- Douglas Murphy — Sam
- Jan Shand — Café Proprietor
- Sandy Neilson — Passer-by
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