The Winter Guest (1997)

Synopsis: A dense, filling slice-of-life set in a tiny snowbound Scottish burg, where four pairs of characters grapple with various aspects of human hardship. Thompson plays opposite Law, her actual mother,... A dense, filling slice-of-life set in a tiny snowbound Scottish burg, where four pairs of characters grapple with various aspects of human hardship. Thompson plays opposite Law, her actual mother, as a recently widowed photographer whose haze of grief has driven a wedge into their relationship. Rickman's directorial debut, adapted from the stage play by Sharman MacDonald. [More]

Starring: Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Gary Hollywood, Arlene Cockburn

Starring: Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Gary Hollywood, Arlene Cockburn, Sheila Reid, Sandra Voe, Douglas Murphy, Sean Biggerstaff

Director: Alan Rickman

Director: Alan Rickman
Producer: Steve Clark-Hall, Ken Lipper, Edward R. Pressman
Story: Sharman MacDonald
Screenwriter: Alan Rickman
Composer: Michael Kamen

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