Cold Comfort Farm (1997)

  • 6
  • 06/12/1997 (DE)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 35m

She discovered a new branch of her family tree... the one with all the nuts.

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.

John Schlesinger

Director

Malcolm Bradbury

Screenplay

Stella Gibbons

Novel

Cast

Eileen Atkins's headshot

Eileen Atkins

Judith Starkadder
Kate Beckinsale's headshot

Kate Beckinsale

Flora Poste
Sheila Burrell's headshot

Sheila Burrell

Ada Doom
Stephen Fry's headshot

Stephen Fry

Mybug
Freddie Jones's headshot

Freddie Jones

Adam Lambsbreath
Joanna Lumley's headshot

Joanna Lumley

Mary Smiling
Ian McKellen's headshot

Ian McKellen

Amos Starkadder
Miriam Margolyes's headshot

Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Beetle

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