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Cold Comfort Farm

  • TV Movie
  • 1995
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
7.2K
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Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
ComedyRomance

A recently orphaned young woman goes to live with eccentric relatives in Sussex, where she sets about improving their gloomy lives.A recently orphaned young woman goes to live with eccentric relatives in Sussex, where she sets about improving their gloomy lives.A recently orphaned young woman goes to live with eccentric relatives in Sussex, where she sets about improving their gloomy lives.

  • Director
    • John Schlesinger
  • Writers
    • Malcolm Bradbury
    • Stella Gibbons
  • Stars
    • Eileen Atkins
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Sheila Burrell
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    7.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Schlesinger
    • Writers
      • Malcolm Bradbury
      • Stella Gibbons
    • Stars
      • Eileen Atkins
      • Kate Beckinsale
      • Sheila Burrell
    • 77User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Kate Beckinsale in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Eileen Atkins in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Ian McKellen in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Joanna Lumley in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Kate Beckinsale and Rufus Sewell in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Kate Beckinsale, Rufus Sewell, Eileen Atkins, Ivan Kaye, Maria Miles, Jeremy Peters, Louise Rea, and Sophie Revell in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Kate Beckinsale and Joanna Lumley in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    John Schlesinger in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Kate Beckinsale, Ivan Kaye, Maria Miles, and Rupert Penry-Jones in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
    Kate Beckinsale and Ivan Kaye in Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

    Top cast

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    Eileen Atkins
    Eileen Atkins
    • Judith Starkadder
    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Flora Poste
    Sheila Burrell
    Sheila Burrell
    • Ada Doom
    Stephen Fry
    Stephen Fry
    • Mybug
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Adam Lambsbreath
    Joanna Lumley
    Joanna Lumley
    • Mrs. Mary Smiling
    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • Amos Starkadder
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Mrs. Beetle
    Rufus Sewell
    Rufus Sewell
    • Seth Starkadder
    Ivan Kaye
    Ivan Kaye
    • Reuben Starkadder
    Jeremy Peters
    • Urk
    Maria Miles
    • Elfine Starkadder
    Christopher Bowen
    Christopher Bowen
    • Charles Fairford
    Louise Rea
    • Meriam Beetle
    Sophie Revell
    • Rennet
    Rupert Penry-Jones
    Rupert Penry-Jones
    • Dick Hawk-Monitor
    Angela Thorne
    Angela Thorne
    • Mrs. Hawk-Monitor
    Tim Myers
    • Mr. Hawk-Monitor
    • Director
      • John Schlesinger
    • Writers
      • Malcolm Bradbury
      • Stella Gibbons
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director John Schlesinger had to pay for the blow-up from 16mm to 35mm, because neither the BBC, nor Thames Television, who owned the overseas rights, thought the movie would work in the theater, and therefore would not waste their money on the print. It was the fifth highest-earning British movie released in U.S. theaters that year.
    • Goofs
      The candlestick on breakfast table during the first breakfast scene changes places depending upon the shot.
    • Quotes

      Ada Doom: I saw something nasty in the woodshed!

      Earl P. Neck: Sure you did, but did it see you, baby?

    • Crazy credits
      The copyright at the end of this movie is listed as "MCMXV", which translates to 1915. The movie was copyrighted in 1995, so the numerals should read "MCMXCV".
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Twister/Captives/Boys/Dead Man/Cold Comfort Farm (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm More Than Satisfied
      Composed by Fats Waller (as Waller) / Raymond Klages (as Klayes)

      Published by EMI Music/Redwood Music

      Arrangement by Robert Lockhart

    User reviews77

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    Delightfully funny and gorgeously imaginative!
    Cold Comfort Farm has been and remains one of my favorite movies of all time. Why? Simple: it is hilarious, has a star-studded and perfect ensemble cast, and is a beautiful adaptation of an equally, if not more hilarious, book. When one thinks about this movie, one always returns to the cast and how well-suited they were for their roles. Kate Beckinsale fits perfectly in the role of London débutante Flora Poste who, like Jane Austen, "could not endure a mess." Ian McKellen plays his role to fire and brimstone perfection. Rufus Sewell is remarkably well suited as the smoldering Seth with his brooding eyes and husky, outdoors-y sentiments. Eileen Atkins plays the extremely depressed, reverse-Oedipal mother of Seth in all her exceptional oddness. This is but naming a few of the fabulous cast members that fills this film. The film itself is beautifully filmed and beautifully acted. I would highly recommend it to anyone who 1)enjoys subtle British humor and 2)just enjoys an all-around excellent film.
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    • Cini34
    • Sep 2, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nya vindar över Cold Comfort Farm
    • Filming locations
      • UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Films
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Thames International
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,682,429
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $66,427
      • May 12, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,682,429
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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