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The Winter Guest

1997, Movie, R, 110 mins

The Winter Guest: Review

A small-scale tale of tangled emotions drawn with so fine a brush that it makes your eyes ache, Alan Rickman's directing debut is an unabashed actors' picture, filled with big scenes and bits of business. Young widow Frances (Emma Thompson), still grieving the death of her husband, needs nothing less than an unexpected visit from her bossy, fiercely demanding mother Elspeth (Phyllida Law, Thompson's own mother). So it goes without saying that Elspeth turns up at her door (ac... read more leave a comment

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Synopsis: In a snowbound Scottish town, a recently widowed woman attempts to connect with her estranged mother, while her son woos a tomboy - just two of the four stories dramatically interwoven by director Alan Rickman.
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Posted: 10/16/2009

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The Winter Guest movie trailer - starring Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law. Directed by Alan Rickman. Genre: Drama Rating: R
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Length: 02:26
Posted: 3/17/2008

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In the directorial debut of Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Alan Rickman ("Love Actually," "Die Hard") the recently widowed Frances (played by Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson - "Sense and Sensibility," "Love Actually")still grieving over her husband's death, deals with a visit from her overbearing mother(played by her real life mother, Phyllida Law - "The Time Machine," "Much Ado About Nothing") seeking to console her. Meanwhile, her teenage son begins a tentative romance with a local girl, two old buddies attend the husband's funeral, and a couple of truant teenagers stir things up.
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Length: 01:49:31
Posted: 4/30/2009

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