The Winter Guest (1997)

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Country: UK, USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1997-12-24
Director: Alan Rickman
Writers: Sharman Macdonald , Alan Rickman
Language: English
Stars: Phyllida Law , Emma Thompson , Sheila Reid , Sandra Voe , Arlene Cockburn , Gary Hollywood , Sean Biggerstaff , Douglas Murphy , Tom Watson , Jan Shand
Runtime: 108 min
Awards: 5 wins & 9 nominations
AKA: Ο επισκέπτης του χειμώνα (Greece) , Зимний гость (Russian Federation) , O Convidado (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Vintergæsten (Denmark) , Talvivieras (Finland) , The Winter Guest (United States of America) , L'invitée de l'hiver (France, French Republic) , The Winter Guest (Germany) , Неочакван гост (Bulgaria) , Téli vendég (Hungary) , O episkeptis tou heimona (Greece) , Momento de Afeto (Brazil) , Zimowy gość (Poland) , Vintergjesten (Norway) , El convidat d'hivern (Spain) , Orehach B'Horef (Israel) , ウインター・ゲスト (Japan) , The Winter Guest , L'invitée de l'hiver (Canada) , The Winter Guest (United Kingdom) , Zimski gost (Bosnia and Herzegovina) , Zimní host (Czech Republic) , El invitado de invierno (Spain) , Bir kış masalı (Turkey) , L'ospite d'inverno (Italy) , Miroir du coeur (Canada) , Vintergästen (Sweden)
Plot: This movie centers on four pairs - Frances (Dame Emma Thompson) is a recent widow who wants to get away from Scotland to Australia with her teenage son Alex (Gary Hollywood) to escape her memories, arrival of her old mother Elspeth (Phyllida Law) makes her reconsider her decision. Alex approaches his first sexual experience with neighbour girl Nita (Arlene Cockburn). Chloe (Sandra Voe) and Lily (Sheila Reid) are two old women who like to attend strangers' funerals and Tom (Sean Biggerstaff) with Sam (Douglas Murphy) are two schoolboys who skip school to play on the beach and talk.
IMDB:tt0120521