# Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

> A resourceful young orphan brings brisk modern sense and romantic possibility to a gloriously dysfunctional English farm family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20392

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: John Schlesinger
- Cast: Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Miriam Margolyes
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112701/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, irreverent, warm, lazy sunday, comfort viewing

## Synopsis

A young woman takes on the chaos of a dysfunctional family farm, determined to bring order to the madness.

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