Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
Dal romanzo omonimo (1932) di Stella Gibson. Rimasta orfana con poche sterline nella Londra degli anni '30, giovane snob si fa ospitare da parenti di campagna che vivono in una tetra fattoria dell'East Sussex e la fa rifiorire, portando ordine, fantasia, disgelo, gioia. Il delizioso fascino umoristico del film nasce dal contrasto tra l'apparire e l'essere, l'atmosfera da romanzo gotico e le cadenze da commedia mondana. Recitato benissimo. Girato per la TV ma in Italia uscito al cinema grazie a Playbill.
Direttore:
John Schlesinger
Scrittore:
Malcolm Bradbury
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Eileen Atkins as Judith Starkadder |
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Kate Beckinsale as Flora Poste |
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Sheila Burrell as Ada Doom |
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Stephen Fry as Mybug |
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Freddie Jones as Adam Lambsbreath |
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Joanna Lumley as Mary Smiling |
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Ian McKellen as Amos Starkadder |
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Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Beetle |
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Rufus Sewell as Seth Starkadder |
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Ivan Kaye as Reuben Starkadder |
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Jeremy Peters as Urk |
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Maria Miles as Elfine Starkadder |
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Christopher Bowen as Charles Fairford |
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Sophie Revell as Rennet |
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Rupert Penry-Jones as Dick Hawk-Monitor |
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Angela Thorne as Mrs. Hawk-Monitor |
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Basil Hoskins as Couturier |
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William Osborne as Coiffeur |
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Richard Bebb as Hawk-Monitor Butler |
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William Scott-Masson as Bikki |
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Robert James as Mr. McKnag |
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Pat Keen as Aunt Gwen |
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Harry Ditson as Earl P. Neck |
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Trevor Baxter as Sneller |
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Tim Myers as Mr. Hawk-Monitor |
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Frederick Jaeger as Doctor Adolph Müdel |
| Editing | Mark Day | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Roberts | Costume Design |
| Directing | John Schlesinger | Director |
| Camera | Chris Seager | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Stella Gibbons | Novel |
| Writing | Malcolm Bradbury | Screenplay |
| Art | Jim Holloway | Art Direction |
| Production | Alison Gilby | Producer |
| Production | Antony Root | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Robert Lockhart | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Richard Broke | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joanna Gueritz | Associate Producer |
| Production | Noel Davis | Casting |
| Art | Malcolm Thornton | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dan Grace | Wardrobe Master |
