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A skeptical professor visits a remote British estate to debunk allegations of psychic phenomena, but soon finds himself haunted by a ghost from his own past.
Director:
Lewis Gilbert
Stars:
Aidan Quinn,
Kate Beckinsale,
Anthony Andrews
In England in the early 1930s, twenty-year-old Flora Poste, recently orphaned, and left with only one hundred pounds a year, goes to stay with distant relatives on Cold Comfort Farm. Everyone on the gloomy farm is completely around the twist, but Flora tries to sort everything out.Written by
John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
At one point, Mybug claims that a quote spoken by Flora can be attributed to Jane Austen. Kate Beckinsale, who plays Flora, has twice starred as an Austen heroine: as the titular character in Emma (1996) and as Lady Susan Vernon in Love & Friendship (2016). See more »
Goofs
Flora and Amos walk out of the farmstead to go to church. There are buildings and trees all around. Their conversation is continuous, but the next scene shows them walking straight up through a wide open field of grass with grain fields in the background. There's not a building in sight, and the only trees are in the far distance. See more »
Quotes
Ada Doom:
There has always been Starkadders on Cold Comfort Farm.
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Period, end of statement.
There are a few films that are so incredibly well done, so seamless, that they could be watched daily. Well, that *I* could watch daily.
This is one!
It never lags, it never sags.
It is funny, it is real.
It is touching, it is hopeful.
Kate Beckinsale started her career on such a high note with this early work!
The rest of the actors are simply perfect in their roles. Sim-ply perfect!