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Cold Comfort Farm

  • TV Movie
  • 19951995
  • PGPG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
7.1K
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Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
  • Comedy
  • Romance
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.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
7.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Schlesinger
  • Writers
    • Malcolm Bradbury(screenplay)
    • Stella Gibbons(novel)
  • Stars
    • Eileen Atkins
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Sheila Burrell
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Schlesinger
  • Writers
    • Malcolm Bradbury(screenplay)
    • Stella Gibbons(novel)
  • Stars
    • Eileen Atkins
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Sheila Burrell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 77User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

    Photos30

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

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    Storyline

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    In England in the early 1930s, twenty-year-old Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale), recently orphaned, and left with only one hundred pounds sterling 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. —John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
    • female protagonist
    • female led relationship
    • f rated
    • women wearing leather helmet and goggles
    • farm
    • 57 more
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    • Taglines
      • She discovered a new branch of her family tree... the one with all the nuts.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for brief sensuality and language
    • Parents guide

    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 At the Movies: 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
    Top review
    9/10
    Absolutely hilarious but give it time to grow on you
    The first time I saw CCF I walked out of the theater wondering whether or not I liked it. The more I thought about it and a couple rentals later and I love this movie. It's funny on so many different levels you've really got to dedicate a few viewings before passing final judgment.

    This is one of the few movies I'd put in the same category as "Rozencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" - movies that get funnier the more times you watch them.
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    • stevehiner
    • Dec 23, 2003

    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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    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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