The Winter Guest (1997)
61 %
Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 14 Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
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, as a recently widowed photographer whose haze of grief has driven a wedge into their... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Gary Hollywood, Arlene Cockburn, Sheila Reid
Director: Alan Rickman
Producer: Steve Clark-Hall, Ken Lipper, Edward R. Pressman
Story: Sharman MacDonald
Screenwriter: Alan Rickman
Composer: Michael Kamen
Producer: Steve Clark-Hall, Ken Lipper, Edward R. Pressman
Story: Sharman MacDonald
Screenwriter: Alan Rickman
Composer: Michael Kamen
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Moving as flawlessly and gracefully across the movie screen as the snow on its mute, chilly Scottish landscape, the film inspires amazement and awe as the work of novice director, Alan Rickman.
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10/05/07
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01/26/06
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06/05/02
The film’s modest goals are met, and the austere technical aspects of the production further preserve the film’s reserve.
03/05/02
The film deals with personal inter-generational interactions in a manner that is touching and realistic.
02/28/02
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