The Winter Guest

Dec 27, 1997

1h 48m

★ 6.5

Come In From The Cold

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Capitol Films

Film4 Productions

The Winter Guest Trailers

Cast

Frances

Emma Thompson

Elspeth

Phyllida Law

Lily

Sheila Reid

Chloe

Sandra Voe

Nita

Arlene Cockburn

Alex

Gary Hollywood

Tom

Sean Biggerstaff

Minister

Tom Watson

Man in street

Alan Rickman

Sam

Douglas Murphy

Café Proprietor

Jan Shand

Passer-by

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