Released:
1997-12-27

Overview:
It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.

Director:
Alan Rickman

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Emma Thompson
  as
  Frances
• 
  Phyllida Law
  as
  Elspeth
• 
  Sheila Reid
  as
  Lily
• 
  Sandra Voe
  as
  Chloe
• 
  Arlene Cockburn
  as
  Nita