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Film / 1995
Cold Comfort Farm
Directed by
John Schlesinger
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Eileen AtkinsJudith Starkadder
Kate BeckinsaleFlora Poste
Sheila BurrellAda Doom
Stephen FryMybug
Freddie JonesAdam Lambsbreath
Joanna LumleyMary Smiling
Ian McKellenAmos Starkadder
Miriam MargolyesMrs. Beetle
Rufus SewellSeth Starkadder
Ivan KayeReuben Starkadder
Jeremy PetersUrk
Maria MilesElfine Starkadder
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Christopher BowenCharles Fairford
Sophie RevellRennet
Rupert Penry-JonesDick Hawk-Monitor
Angela ThorneMrs. Hawk-Monitor
Basil HoskinsCouturier
William OsborneCoiffeur
Richard BebbHawk-Monitor Butler
William Scott-MassonBikki
Robert JamesMr. McKnag
Pat KeenAunt Gwen
Harry DitsonEarl P. Neck
Trevor BaxterSneller
Tim MyersMr. Hawk-Monitor
Frederick JaegerDoctor Adolph Müdel
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