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The Winter Guest

The Winter Guest

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 27, 1997

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Drama

User Score

65%

Original Title

The Winter Guest

Production Companies

Capitol Films, Film4 Productions

Director

Alan Rickman

Description

It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.