Fresh
Schelsinger's masterfully directed eccentric satire is based on Stella Gibbons' 1933 book which spoofs the serious, soul-searching, rural-set stories of writers like D.H. Lawrence and Mary Webb.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Cold Comfort Farm
She discovered a new branch of her family tree... the one with all the nuts.
1995 · 1h 35m · PG
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
John Schlesinger
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.
Director and cast
- John Schlesinger Director
- Eileen Atkins as Judith Starkadder
- Kate Beckinsale as Flora Poste
- Sheila Burrell as Ada Doom
- Stephen Fry as Mybug
- Freddie Jones as Adam Lambsbreath
- Joanna Lumley as Mary Smiling
- Rufus Sewell as Seth Starkadder
- Ivan Kaye as Reuben Starkadder
- Jeremy Peters as Urk
- Maria Miles as Elfine Starkadder
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Dickens meets the Beverly Hillbillies.
Mike Clark, USA Today
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