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The Winter Guest (1997)
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Come in from the cold. morePlot:
The film centers on four pairs - Frances is a recent widow who wants to get away from Scotland to Australia... more | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 9 nominations moreUser Comments:
Gorgeous moreCast
(Credited cast) | Emma Thompson | ... | Frances |
 | Phyllida Law | ... | Elspeth |
| Gary Hollywood | ... | Alex |
| Arlene Cockburn | ... | Nita |
| Sheila Reid | ... | Lily |
| Sandra Voe | ... | Chloe |
| Douglas Murphy | ... | Sam |
 | Sean Biggerstaff | ... | Tom |
| Tom Watson | ... | Minister |
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Rated R for language and brief sensuality.Parents Guide:
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108 minLanguage:
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Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Hungary:14 | Norway:A | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:RMOVIEmeter: 
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Alan Rickman has made a breathtakingly beautiful, haunting movie that sucks you in and won't let you go until long after the credits have finished rolling. The story centers on four couples: a mother and her grieving adult daughter, her son and the girl who takes a fancy to him, two young teenage boys going through all the troubles of puberty, and two old ladies with nothing left to do but attend funerals. Their stories are intervowen, against the backdrop of a gorgeous Scottish winter landscape, which is threatening to take over and swallow them whole. They all have to find their paths in life, realize what's important and what's worth living for.
The pace of this movie is very slow, so granted, it's not for everyone. But if you like your movies bittersweet, with reality seeping out of every pore, then this is a film for you.