Though well-mounted, there’s no urgent reason to see the movie on the big screen; in fact, it woul be more impactful as a stage play for two grand actors.
Christophers, The: Soderbergh’s Art Satire, Starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel in Top Form
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Cold Comfort Farm (1996): Schlesinger’s Charmingly Eccentric Comedy of Manners, Starring Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Miriam Margolyes, Rufus Sewell
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John Schlesinger reveals again his masterly touch in Cold Comfort Farm, a deliciously eccentric, fabulously acted comedy of manners, based on Stella Gibbons' popular 1932 novel. Made for TV, in what is reportedly the first collaboration between the BBC and Thames, this uniquely British-flavored film deserves theatrical release before airing on the small screen, for it's playful mood and wicked wit are likely to delight film and TV audiences.
