UK / USA,
1997, 108 min
Directed by:
Alan RickmanCinematography:
Seamus McGarveyComposer:
Michael KamenCast:
Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Sheila Reid, Arlene Cockburn, Sean Biggerstaff, Alan Rickman, Sandra Voe, Sandy Neilson, Christian ZanonePlots(1)
recently widowed photographer Frances (Academy Award(c) winner Emma Thompson) lives with her increasingly distant son and finds her life radically changed with the arrival of her mother, Elspeth (Phyllida Law, Thompson#s real-life mother). In a remote Scottish village, this family and the people around them are forever changed on the coldest day of the year as hearts begin to melt. (official distributor synopsis)
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Emma Thompson
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Phyllida Law
UK
Best movies:
Before the Rain (1994)
The Winter Guest (1997)
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Sheila Reid
UK
Best movies:
Othello (1965)
The Dresser (1983)
Brazil (1985)
Arlene Cockburn
Best movies:
The Winter Guest (1997)
The Governess (1998)
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Sean Biggerstaff
UK
Best movies:
Alan Rickman
UK
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
Sandra Voe
UK
Best movies:
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Wallander (2008) (series)
The Winter Guest (1997)
Sandy Neilson
UK
Best movies:
The Winter Guest (1997)
Taggart (1983) (series)
A Shot at Glory (2000)
Christian Zanone
Best movies:
The Winter Guest (1997)