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10 May 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
She discovered a new branch of her family tree... the one with all the nuts.Plot:
In England in the early 1930's, 20 year old Flora Poste, recently orphaned and left with only 100 pounds a year... more | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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12th Annual EU Film Festival Highlights, Week Three: ‘Angel,’ ‘Left Bank,’ ‘Eden,’ ‘Fear Me Not’ (From HollywoodChicago.com. 18 March 2009, 10:00 AM, PDT)
Director John Schlesinger Dies at 77
(From IMDb News. 25 July 2003)
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"I'd take the old woman as well -- but she's so gloomy!" more (57 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Eileen Atkins | ... | Judith Starkadder | |
| Kate Beckinsale | ... | Flora Poste | |
| Sheila Burrell | ... | Ada Doom | |
| Stephen Fry | ... | Mybug | |
| Freddie Jones | ... | Adam Lambsbreath | |
| Joanna Lumley | ... | Mrs. Mary Smiling | |
| Ian McKellen | ... | Amos Starkadder | |
| Miriam Margolyes | ... | Mrs. Beetle | |
| Rufus Sewell | ... | Seth Starkadder | |
| Ivan Kaye | ... | Reuben Starkadder | |
| Jeremy Peters | ... | Urk | |
| Maria Miles | ... | Elfine Starkadder | |
| Christopher Bowen | ... | Charles Fairford | |
| Louise Rea | ... | Meriam Beetle | |
| Sophie Revell | ... | Rennet |
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Rated PG for brief sensuality and language.Parents Guide:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | Germany:6 (bw) | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG (cable rating)Fun Stuff
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This film was produced for BBC television but had a theatrical release the next year -- probably to take advantage of the popularity of all those Jane Austen movies (Emma, Persuasion, et. al.) It is not a Jane Austen story, but it is a sort of genial romance/comedy of manners (set in the early 1930's?) with a plucky, bright, but penniless heroine. The book it was based on was actually a parody of Gothic romance fiction. Even though this movie is played for laughs (and has many), it still manages to make you care for the characters. Everything works here and (editing, cinematography, performances) and you really appreciate what the director, John Schlesinger, managed to do on a probably skimpy budget.
This movie was the first I ever saw of Kate Beckinsale and I thought she was fantastic in it. I remained a fan for a long while, even though her subsequent movie performances (and choices) have been awful. She finally lost me with her recent laughable turn in Van Helsing. Nevertheless, she WAS good in Cold Comfort Farm, so if you're no fan of Beckinsale don't let that dissuade you from seeing this movie.
Other standouts in the cast are Eileen Atkins, Rufus Sewell, and Ian McKellen who is screamingly funny as a fire and brimstone preacher.
This film is definitely worth having on video or DVD in that it bears up very well to repeated viewings. I've seen it at least 5 times since its release, and my estimation of it rises with each viewing.