

The Winter Guest
1997-12-27 · 108 min · ★ 6.5
It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.
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- Directors
- Alan Rickman
- Production companies
- Capitol Films, Film4 Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Emma ThompsonFrances
Phyllida LawElspeth
Sheila ReidLily
Sandra VoeChloe
Gary HollywoodAlex
Sean BiggerstaffTom
Tom WatsonMinister
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