Comedy ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1995 · 1h 35m

Cold Comfort Farm

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Director
John Schlesinger
Cast
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
Crew
Chris Seager — Director of Photography Mark Day — Editor Robert Lockhart — Original Music Composer Malcolm Bradbury — Screenplay Stella Gibbons — Novel Alison Gilby — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Cold Comfort Farm — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
farmbased on novel or bookorphan1930ssussexfaithful adaptation
Key Collaborators
John Schlesinger Director Chris Seager Director of Photography Mark Day Editor Robert Lockhart Original Music Composer Malcolm Bradbury Screenplay Stella Gibbons Novel Alison Gilby Producer Malcolm Thornton Production Design Amy Roberts Costume Design
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