Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Eileen Atkins | ... | Judith Starkadder | |
Kate Beckinsale | ... | Flora Poste | |
Sheila Burrell | ... | Ada Doom | |
Stephen Fry | ... | Mybug | |
Freddie Jones | ... | Adam Lambsbreath | |
Joanna Lumley | ... | Mrs. Mary Smiling | |
Ian McKellen | ... | Amos Starkadder | |
Miriam Margolyes | ... | Mrs. Beetle | |
Rufus Sewell | ... | Seth Starkadder | |
Ivan Kaye | ... | Reuben Starkadder | |
![]() |
Jeremy Peters | ... | Urk |
![]() |
Maria Miles | ... | Elfine Starkadder |
Christopher Bowen | ... | Charles Fairford | |
![]() |
Louise Rea | ... | Meriam Beetle |
![]() |
Sophie Revell | ... | Rennet |
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. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
Humorous film involving a spirited young woman by the name of Flora, who brings her stylish views of living, to the oppressed residents of a country farm. The humor at times is very dark and cutting, and oft times hilarious. They'll be plenty of good, quotable material from this well-crafted film, to go around. My favorite: "...Drain the well, there's a neighbor missing..." The script is very slick, and the performances are even better. If you enjoy offbeat humor mixed with a really sweet story, you'll like this movie.