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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 · A recent widow and her son face a cold and lonely winter in Scotland, where they are visited by the widow's aging mother. The film explores themes of death, grief, dependency and passion through the characters' interactions and the cinematic techniques of Alan Rickman.
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- 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.
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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- Phyllida Law
Jan 16, 1998 · A film that evokes the mood of winter in Scotland through four sets of characters, including a mother and daughter. Roger Ebert praises the director's command of look and tone, but finds the film strangely hollow and unresolved.
The Winter Guest. A recently widowed Frances, still grieving over her husband's death, deals with a visit from her overbearing mother seeking to console her. 283 IMDb 6.8 1 h 49 min 1997. R. Drama. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location.
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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 ...
