
Hamlet(1996)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.


“Come In From The Cold”
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.

Emma Thompson
Frances

Phyllida Law
Elspeth

Sheila Reid
Lily

Sandra Voe
Chloe
Arlene Cockburn
Nita

Gary Hollywood
Alex

Sean Biggerstaff
Tom

Tom Watson
Minister

Alan Rickman
Man in street
Douglas Murphy
Sam
The Winter Guest is a drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of winter, scotland, based on play or musical, skipping school, seaside town, mother daughter relationship. Directed by Alan Rickman, it stars Emma Thompson, Phyllida Law, Sheila Reid. 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.
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