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2005

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Dramatic adaptation of Rosamunde Pilcher's best-selling novel. When Oscar Blundell suffers a double tragedy, he accepts an invitation to take over a rambling old house in Scotland, taking Elfrida Phipps, his friend and neighbour, with him. As the house becomes a magnet for waifs and strays, it seems to weave a magic spell for .. Read more

Starring	Sinead Cusack, Geraldine Chaplin, Jason Durr, Maureen Lipman
Director	Martyn Friend
Genres	Drama, Television

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  Absolute Drivel!
  
  Can't imagine why it was ever made into a film. Acting was dreadful as was the story. Don't waste your time on this one.
  
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  - Scotland
  - 11 May 2006 at 15:03
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  Winter solstice
  
  We very much enjoyed viewing this film . We had thought it was going to be the second film of the other Rosamunde Pilcher films that we had viewed.
  
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- - toddyquaker
  - 89 reviews
  - Knutsford
  - 20 Jun 2011 at 13:16
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  Extremely disappointing!!
  
  Having read the book a number of times, my husband was looking forward to seeing this film. However he was totally disappointed with it. I, not having read the ... read more »
  
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  - Nottingham
  - 13 Aug 2010 at 19:27
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  Rosamunde Pilcher's Winter Solstice
  
  The film is very disappointing. Wooden acting, no deep character studies of the figures.
  
  If you really want to enjoy the story, than I recommend to ... read more »
  
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  - Tilbury
  - 06 Apr 2010 at 14:22
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  Good movie
  
  Like all movies of her books, this was a good story with lovely cinemaphotography.
  
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  - Huddersfield
  - 25 Mar 2010 at 23:21
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  winter solstice
  
  Full of cliches, sugary dialogue and dreadful acting!
  
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  - Wellington
  - 21 Dec 2009 at 18:24
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  DIRE!
  
  God this was awful, the voices had been dubbed over, it was filmed with a slightly warm fuzzy glow on each scene,I think I lasted about 15 minutes before I lost... read more »
  
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- - Louise Woolmer
  - UK
  - 16 Dec 2009 at 10:40
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  lovely slush!
  
  You know what you are getting with this one- my husband was groaning at the cliches but i loved it- nice Mills and Boon romance,lovely settings, a great boring ... read more »
  
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  - Fowey
  - 09 Nov 2008 at 11:15
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  Winter solace
  
  Predictable and dreadful acting - shame because Rosamunde Pilcher's books are a good read!
  
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  - Milton Keynes
  - 12 Sep 2008 at 08:36
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  Lovely
  
  What a lovely film.
  
  Just curl up with a box of chocs, a glass of wine, and enjoy it.
  
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- - Hobers
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  - GT.YARMOUTH
  - 16 Aug 2008 at 14:00
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  Watchable, but the book is better!
  
  I was looking forward to seeing this film as I loved the book. Lots was changed, mostly for no apparent reason, and some crucial sequences were left out. So it ... read more »
  
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- - Trelawny
  - 1 review
  - Looe
  - 14 Apr 2008 at 00:26
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  - 1
  Absolute Drivel!
  
  Can't imagine why it was ever made into a film. Acting was dreadful as was the story. Don't waste your time on this one.
  
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  - Scotland
  - 11 May 2006 at 15:03
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  Trite and Predictable
  
  I am not sure if the acting was that bad or it was the adaptation but in any case I am amazed I stayed awake. I knew what was coming 5 minutes before it ... read more »
  
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  - Cornwall
  - 01 Dec 2005 at 19:58
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  Pretty dire
  
  With all those actors in it should have been a good film, even though it was predictable mush. They might just as well have been reading their lines from a cue... read more »
  
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  - Basingstoke
  - 08 Oct 2006 at 19:17
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  Good movie
  
  Like all movies of her books, this was a good story with lovely cinemaphotography.
  
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  - Huddersfield
  - 25 Mar 2010 at 23:21
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  Winter solstice
  
  We very much enjoyed viewing this film . We had thought it was going to be the second film of the other Rosamunde Pilcher films that we had viewed.
  
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- - toddyquaker
  - 89 reviews
  - Knutsford
  - 20 Jun 2011 at 13:16
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  Easy viewing
  
  Lots of well-known actors, and rather predictable what would happen. Overall easy viewing for winding down.
  
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  - OXON
  - 21 Nov 2006 at 13:59
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  loved it
  
  Gentle feel good Pilcher Ah!!!
  
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  - sussex
  - 24 Apr 2007 at 12:45
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  Watchable, but the book is better!
  
  I was looking forward to seeing this film as I loved the book. Lots was changed, mostly for no apparent reason, and some crucial sequences were left out. So it ... read more »
  
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- - Trelawny
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  - Looe
  - 14 Apr 2008 at 00:26
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  Lovely
  
  What a lovely film.
  
  Just curl up with a box of chocs, a glass of wine, and enjoy it.
  
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- 614593
- - Hobers
  - 12 reviews
  - GT.YARMOUTH
  - 16 Aug 2008 at 14:00
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  - 0
  Winter solace
  
  Predictable and dreadful acting - shame because Rosamunde Pilcher's books are a good read!
  
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  - Milton Keynes
  - 12 Sep 2008 at 08:36

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- Rosamunde Pilcher's Winter Solstice
  
  Dramatic adaptation of Rosamunde Pilcher's best-selling novel. When Oscar Blundell suffers a double tragedy, he accepts an invitation to take over a rambling old house in Scotland, taking Elfrida Phipps, his friend and neighbour, with him. As the house becomes a magnet for waifs and strays, it ...