Cold Comfort Farm

1995

Action / Comedy / Romance

23
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 82% · 39 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 8129 8.1K

farm based on novel or book orphan 1930s sussex faithful adaptation

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Plot summary

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.

Director

John Schlesinger Photo
John Schlesinger

Top cast

Ivan Kaye Photo
Ivan Kaye as Reuben Starkadder
Kate Beckinsale Photo
Kate Beckinsale as Flora Poste
Rufus Sewell Photo
Rufus Sewell as Seth Starkadder
Ian McKellen Photo
Ian McKellen as Amos Starkadder
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23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
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965.25 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 45 min
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1 hr 45 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

I'm not sure "Flora" (Kate Beckinsale) really knew

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 that's a fortune for many who live a life trading hens and chickens and getting up to all sorts in the hay loft. Of course, there's loads of romantic shenanigans going on too as her wealthy cousin "Charles" (Christopher Bowen) takes an unrequited shine to her whilst she prefers life with her guilt-stricken relative "Starkadder" (Eileen Atkins) whilst all are under the thumb of the reclusive "Aunt Ada" (the scene stealing Sheila Burrell). This is a society where nothing is as is seems or straightforward and any novel that "Flora" might choose to write in later life is going to be a colourful affair! The story is whimsically engaging enough but it's really the assemblage of talent here that makes this work. Freddie Jones, the cheekily expressive Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry, Sir Ian McKellen and Joanna Lumley (never a very versatile actress, I find) all chip into this tale of the startling hypocrisy existing between the vulgar and crass and the prim and the proper. It looks good, flows well and shows what can be done when everyone is on board for a bit of a muddy romp.
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Reviewed by Thomas-White2 8 / 10

A great little gem of a movie

This is one of those little gems you'll be lucky to find in a video store if you're on the lookout for such an item, or, like me, are likely to find on movie channels such as IFC or Sundance, which is where I saw it. Kate Beckinsale plays a young lady among a decidedly strange group of relatives on an obscure English country farm and, while ostensibly there to write her first novel, brings change to the lives of everyone involved. All the players are delightfully involved in their characters and all seem genuinely committed to this quirky little piece which is both lighthearted and eminently watchable. A young Kate Beckinsale is captivating in her loveliness and expressiveness which is totally controlled and shows her to be a born actress. Definitely one to capture on DVD!

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