Perhaps he was a significant character who served some purpose in the novel, but here he is just this annoying peripheral character, and had he been cut entirely out of the movie it would have been all the better for it (although I generally like Stephen Fry). Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. Flora, a recently orphaned socialite, moves in with her country relatives, the gloomy Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. The only real weak point in the movie is Mybug, who seems completely unnecessary. Stella Gibbons novel is a wickedly funny portrait of British rural life in the 1930s. Eileen Atkins does a great job, but then they all do.
Much of the fun of the movie is the ridiculous level of misery and squalor represented by Cold Comfort Farm, which is a parody of the sort of grim worlds one can find from writers like Dickens. Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British comedy film directed by John Schlesinger and produced by the BBC and Thames Television, an adaptation of Stella Gibbons ' 1932 book of the same name, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen and Rufus Sewell. In a way she seems to be the personification of British imperialism, although that's probably a bit of a stretch. Flora, excellently portrayed by Beckinsale, is pretentious and rather smug but also well-meaning and likable. Often these movies rely on a central character who is magical, or has great charm and a love for life, but Flora achieves her ends through pure English practicality, and it is very amusing to see someone approaching misery as a mess to be cleaned up. Publication date Topics BBC, Radio Program, Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor BBC Radio 4 Extra Language English. Absolutely terrific movie is an interesting take on the popular theme of people who come into a mess of unhappiness and create joy. Stella Gibbons - Cold Comfort Farm : BBC Radio 4 Extra : Septem03:00AM-04:00AM BST.
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