Angela Thorne, Christopher Bowen, Eileen Atkins

When Flora Poste (Kate Beckinsale), a young society woman in 1930s London, becomes suddenly orphaned, she's forced to take up residence with a group of her unsophisticated, oddball relatives at their ...( read more  read more... )farm. Despite protests from the bedridden, iron-willed matriarch of the farm, the aspiring lass tries to achieve some semblance of order and class in the house -- and in her own life. Cast also includes Eileen Atkins, Ian McKellen and Joanna Lumley.

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PG, 104 min.

Directed by: John Schlesinger

Release Date: May 17, 1996

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DVD Release Date: February 25, 2003

 

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  • June 9, 2008
    Fantastically funny.
  • March 17, 2008
    This film is a lot of fun and has a cast of brilliant British actors.

    Everyone is great, but especially fun is the cameo by Joanna Lumley as the Aunt with a passion for bustiers & bra's. And when I say "passion" I mean that she has a vertiable museum of them in her home and ...( read more)speaks about them each as if they were her lovers.

    I saw something nasty in the wood shed!
  • August 25, 2009
    Watched it 'cause I love the book.
  • July 21, 2009
    Funny self-help story.
  • March 1, 2009
    This was great fun to watch. Amusing and light-hearted story of a young society girl in 1930s England (Beckinsale) who goes to live at Cold Comfort Farm - which is a very peculiar branch of her family that is cloaked in mystery an woe until she brings a little hope and light int...( read more)o their lives. Great cast of characters by Ian Mcellen, Rufus Sewell, Eileen Atkins, etc.
  • February 28, 2009
    Cold Comfort Farm is a delightful tale based on the book of the same name. Set in the 1940s, this story about a young orphaned girl who goes off to live with her distant relatives and bring happiness into their lives was a joy to watch. Kate Beckinsale really impresses here, as...( read more) does the rest of the cast. Favorites like Ian Mckellen and Rupert Sewell also pop in the supporting cast and give terrific performances. The cinematography is just gorgeous. The big city scenes and the down-home country scenes really work well together, for a lovely blend of old-fashioned 40's mixed with ideal country establishment. The score is also noteworthy as it really lends itself to the story, giving it a peppy and upbeat feeling that is never tiresome and somehow keeps the story grounded, rather than fleeting. My only real problem with the film I guess would be the beginning of the story, as it is a bit slow to get going. The opening shot of the film of a young girl "seeing something nasty in the work shed" isn't really necessary at all. Furthermore, that whole idea that the film is centered around is never resolved, even though it plays a major part, so for me, that opening doesn't feel appropriate for this movie. Also, the sudden changes and motives in the film's characters, particularly Aunt Aida, are very sudden and not given much lead-in, but then again, perhaps they aren't necessary. I just felt that the characters in the movie change their minds rather quickly without much forethought. Still, the film is very enjoyable and delightful, as I've said before. It's always nice to see a film about people who change their lives for the better, particularly in such an upbeat and pleasant way.
  • January 8, 2009
    Silly, upbeat, and right on the border of unrealistic, it's a good movie to watch when you've run out of Jane Austen flicks and P.G. Wodehouse tv shows.
  • October 4, 2008
    I absolutely love this movie!! I first caught it on Sundance and laughed, since then I have found that many of my friends actually share the love of this move. It is almost a surprise when we talk about it
  • September 7, 2008
    this was an ok movie....maybe for me it started out a little slow....when flora poste's father died, she went to stay with her kin on the farm...she helped the family and cousins more than u could imagine...she helped her oddball relatives make a change or alot of changes for the...( read more) better....
  • July 31, 2008
    Outlandishly fun! Kate Beckinsale leads this cast of enduring offbeat characters set in England's countryside. It's a truly charming and delightful movie full of laugh out loud catchphrases like "I saw something nasty in the woodshed" and "Robert Poste's child." Watch the movie a...( read more)nd you'll know just how funny they are! I give it two thumbs up!

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