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Running time. 108 minutes. Country. United Kingdom. Language. English. Box office. $1.3 million. The Winter Guest is a 1997 drama film directed by Alan Rickman (in his feature directorial debut) and starring Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson .
Dec 24, 1997 · The Winter Guest: Directed by Alan Rickman. With Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Sheila Reid, Sandra Voe. A recent widow, who is determined to leave Scotland for Australia with her son, gets an unexpected visit from her aging mother.
- (3.8K)
- Drama
- Alan Rickman
- 1997-12-24
A movie about four pairs of people in a Scottish village, each facing different challenges and emotions in a cold winter. Frances, a widow, wants to leave for Australia with her son, but her mother arrives unexpectedly. Alex, her son, meets a girl, while two boys skip school and explore the frozen beach.
Jan 16, 1998 · A film that evokes the mood of winter in Scotland through four sets of characters, including a mother-daughter pair played by Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson. Roger Ebert praises the director's command of look and tone, but finds the film strangely hollow and unresolved.
A 2005 British drama film directed by Alan Rickman and starring Emma Thompson as a widow and her mother. The film follows the lives of various characters in a small Scottish village in winter, with themes of grief, love, and identity.
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- Alan Rickman
- R
- Phyllida Law
The Winter Guest. 1997. 1 hr 50 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. A young woman torn apart by her husband's death begins to start life anew after an unexpected, and unwelcome, visit from her mother ...
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A film adaptation of a play by Alan Rickman, starring Emma Thompson as a woman who returns to her childhood home in Scotland. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and other crew members who worked on this movie.
