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Cold Comfort Farm
1995
Dramatic adaptation of Stella Gibbons' novel which tells the story of Flora, who orphaned at twenty, is sent to live with her chaotic relatives at Cold Comfort Farm. Read more
| Starring | Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen |
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| Director | John Schlesinger |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Cold Comfort Farm
Dramatic adaptation of Stella Gibbons' novel which tells the story of Flora, who orphaned at twenty, is sent to live with her chaotic relatives at Cold Comfort Farm.
| Starring | Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Freddie Jones, Rufus Sewell |
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| Director | John Schlesinger |
| Studio | FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 13 Jun 2005 |
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Enjoyable comedy that doesn't quite capture the flavour of the original satire or the high and rural romanticism of Mary Webb's novels.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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Tongue in cheek hilarity
This made me laugh all the way through - splendidly diverting. If you like the silly dialogue and wit of PG Wodehouse and Oscar Wilde ... read more »
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- Yorkshire, UK
- 09 Dec 2006 at 15:00
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True to the book and good fun
Entertaining and intelligent, I think Stella Gibbons would approve. It's old but not too dated and a really good cast.
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- oldfashioned
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- 09 May 2012 at 14:12
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excellent film and close to the book
Excellent! well cast,well acted and very close to the book. This is one of my all time favourites and I wasn't disapointed. Loved it!
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- islandpixie
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- 08 Feb 2012 at 20:01
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good family film very enjoyable
A great family film. I haven't read the book so couldn't compare but it's well worth watching. Good acting too
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- 22 Nov 2011 at 12:14
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Beckinsale's letter landed her big break
- WENN Newsdesk
- 18 Jan 2012
Kate Beckinsale won her big film break in John Schlesinger's period drama Cold Comfort Farm by writing the director a letter to convince him she was the right person for the role of Flora Poste. The Underworld star had auditioned for the role and felt the part was hers only to learn from an agent that Schlesinger felt he needed an older actress. The studious star recalls, "I went through the book, found all the points that supported the I was the correct age, wrote what was essentially a... Read more
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