Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

01/01/1995Comedy, Romance1h 35m
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She discovered a new branch of her family tree... the one with all the nuts.

Overview

In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Eileen Atkins

    Judith Starkadder

  2. Cast 1

    Kate Beckinsale

    Flora Poste

  3. Cast 1

    Sheila Burrell

    Ada Doom

  4. Cast 1

    Stephen Fry

    Mybug

  5. Cast 1

    Freddie Jones

    Adam Lambsbreath

  6. Cast 1

    Joanna Lumley

    Mary Smiling

  7. Cast 1

    Ian McKellen

    Amos Starkadder

  8. Cast 1

    Miriam Margolyes

    Mrs. Beetle

  9. Cast 1

    Rufus Sewell

    Seth Starkadder

I'm not sure "Flora" (Kate Beckinsale) really knew what to expect when she arrived at the home of her more rustic family at the eponymous location. Farmhouses always look so welcoming and inviting, but one step through the door here and she might as well have stepped back through time. With a cast of characters named as if they were inspired by Charles Dickens, John Schlesinger takes us on a darkly humorous trip through the lives (and loves) of this community. "Can someone wash my curtains?" she enquires... "I think they're red but I'd like to be sure". She's got a meagre £100 per year, but th...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

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