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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   1,914 votes
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Director:

Alan Rickman

Writers:

Sharman Macdonald (play)
Sharman Macdonald (screenplay)
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Release Date:

24 December 1997 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

Come in from the cold. more

Plot:

The film centers on four pairs - Frances is a recent widow who wants to get away from Scotland to Australia... more | add synopsis

Awards:

5 wins & 9 nominations more

User Comments:

Beautifully filmed. A great film. more (46 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Phyllida Law ... Elspeth

Emma Thompson ... Frances
Sheila Reid ... Lily
Sandra Voe ... Chloe
Arlene Cockburn ... Nita
Gary Hollywood ... Alex

Sean Biggerstaff ... Tom
Douglas Murphy ... Sam
Tom Watson ... Minister
Jan Shand ... Café Proprietor
Sandy Neilson ... Passer-by
Billy McElhaney ... Bus Driver
Helen Devon ... Woman in Tea Shop
Harry Welsh ... Boy in Tea Shop
Christian Zanone ... Young Man in Church
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief sensuality.

Runtime:

108 min | Turkey:95 min (TV version)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Elie, Fife, Scotland, UK more

Company:

Capitol Films more


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

[first lines]
Alex: Are you all right?
Frances: Don't keep asking.
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Soundtrack:

Take Me With You more


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21 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Beautifully filmed. A great film., 10 February 1999
10/10
Author: Simone Santini (ssantini@ece.ucsd.edu) from San Diego, USA

A beautiful ordinary story. A film made of long silences and unheard incessant talk. Of painful memories and hopeful looks. Of attending funerals as social occasions. Of unexpressible love. Of a beautifully photographed gray Scottish landscape.

Emma Thomson and Phyllida Law deliver powerful performances, although the incredibly poetic early teen Sam and Tom almost steal the movie.

When you are tired of idiotic movies that look all the same, go see or rent this one. Highly recommended.

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