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The Winter Guest (1997)
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Come in from the cold. morePlot:
The film centers on four pairs - Frances is a recent widow who wants to get away from Scotland to Australia... more | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 9 nominations moreUser Comments:
A Visit to an Art Gallery in Scotland moreCast
(Credited cast) | Emma Thompson | ... | Frances |
 | Phyllida Law | ... | Elspeth |
| Gary Hollywood | ... | Alex |
| Arlene Cockburn | ... | Nita |
| Sheila Reid | ... | Lily |
| Sandra Voe | ... | Chloe |
| Douglas Murphy | ... | Sam |
 | Sean Biggerstaff | ... | Tom |
| Tom Watson | ... | Minister |
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Rated R for language and brief sensuality.Parents Guide:
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108 minLanguage:
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Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Hungary:14 | Norway:A | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:RMOVIEmeter: 
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First of all, the exquisite beauty of this film is mute evidence of the artistic background of the director, Alan Rickman, who was a graphics designer before he became an actor. The iciness and vastness of the frozen Scottish sea coast made me shiver in summer when I first saw it. The kids' conversation about genitalia was funny, and having had 5 children, I never knew they dropped.
Emma Thompson and her mother had a great interaction.which is so appropriate, as it shows both the love and the friction that goes on between mother and daughter who are so much alike. This is the major story line, with the subtexts occurring between the boys and between the old ladies intent on attending funerals, as they approach their own 'going away party'.
It is an unusually visually attractive film and certainly not a formulaic dialogue. I recommend it to anyone with a brain and an eye for beauty. Alice Copeland Brown