Cold Comfort Farm

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Call Number: DVD Comedy Cold , DVD Comedy Cold
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD Comedy Cold	1-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 1-week checkout	DVD Comedy Cold	1-week checkout	On Shelf

Originally released as motion picture in 1995.
Based on the novel by Stella Gibbons.
Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Dual layer.
Special features: trailer.
Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Miriam Margolyes, Rufus Sewell.
Recently orphaned, Flora ignores the sage advice of Mrs. Smiley and moves to the country to live on a decrepit farm with her eccentric relatives, where she finds ample material for the novel she wishes to write.
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound ; wide screen.
Contents: Cold Comfort Farm.

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Funny and moving submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 21, 2012, 11:12am A very modern (for the 1920s) city girl moves in with her rural relatives and sets their world to rights in this hilarious adaptation of the novel of the same name. This is one of Kate Beckinsale's first roles (you'll recognize her from the "Underworld" series) and she beautifully plays the part.

Funny submitted by willow on August 15, 2015, 6:31am An efficient city girl, played by Kate Beckinsale, moves in with a distant set of relatives on Cold Comfort Farm and finds them badly in need of her guidance and expertise, as she sets about solving all their problems. There is romance and gothic atmosphere and a great many laughs. Also a fun 1920s feeling to the movie. Enjoyable. (Her best friend is played by Joanna Lumley.)

Very English/Very Funny submitted by downing on June 18, 2016, 1:04pm This is a family favorite of ours. When we all get together, this is the movie we watch. It's odd, sweet, and at times uncomfortable. Ian McKellen is amazing in it.

Lame, Stupid and Boring. NOTHING like a good English comedy or mystery movie. LAME. submitted by Tassos on May 1, 2021, 11:15am Unbelievably boring for the first third of the stupid movie. Nothing ever happens. Not in the least funny either. I LOVE most movies from the UK, but this obviously is not one of them. Watching it as I type. SLow as molasses. Poor plot, mediocre acting. So go on and call it "awesome", Mr/Ms "Mysterio" moron. I am aware, your vocabulary consists of only one word, "awesome". Maybe if it had a second one, like "LAME", a word that describes you to a 't', you would be able to give a thumbs down once in your (human or robotic?) life.