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Cast
Sinéad Cusack
as Elfrida Phibbs
Jan Niklas
as Oscar Blundell
Geraldine Chaplin
as Gloria Blundell
Jason Durr
as Sam Howard
Sophie Schütt
as Carrie Marchmont
Ralf Bauer
as Andreas Mendel
Peter Ustinov
as Hughie McLellan
Jean Simmons
as Countess Lucinda Rhives
Emma Streets
as Francesca 'Fran' Blundell
Anna Maguire
as Lucy Marchmont
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2003
Runtime2h 10m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresRomance, TV Movie
Votes10
DirectorMartyn Friend
WritersWilliam Corlett
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWinter Solstice
About Winter Solstice
When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend Horace, and friendships of good neighbors. Tragedy upsets her newfound tranquillity, and she takes refuge in a rambling house with a new gentleman friend in Corrydale. But the group proves to be greater than the sum of its ill-fitting parts, and as the solstice passes, and as Christmas approaches, the healing power of love, begins to work its magic. (Filmed at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland)
Directed by Martyn Friend, Winter Solstice leans on a strong ensemble — Sinéad Cusack, Jan Niklas, Geraldine Chaplin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 2003.
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