Great acting - horrible storyline!

Fun movie! When Flora Poste, a young society woman from
London, is suddenly orphaned she's forced to take up
residence with her unsophisticated, oddball relatives at their
farm. Despite protests from the bedridden, iron-willed matriarch
of the farm, the aspiring lass tries to achieve some semblance
of order and class in the house.

British comedy at its best

If you like British humor, you will find this a "keeper." If you don't know what I'm talking about, watch it. It is understated, subtle British humor.

It is set in Briton (where else) in the early 1920's. Briefly, the plot revolves around a young (20'ish) proper, upper class Brit (Kate Beckinsale) who lost her parents and must live on a very modest remittance. Therefore she has to find a relative, willing to help her stretch the money by accepting an additional border. Thus she winds up at a dismal, thoroughly depressing country farm (Ahah, the title). It is dominated by a truly unpleasant, controlling old matriarch who lives in a past so dim, even she isn't sure about it.

In typical British fashion, Kate proceeds to turn the place and its people on their ear. How she manages this and the personality interactions is what makes this film delightful.

If you like films where personalities are paramount and the humor is subtle, you will like this. If you don't, you will probably never get through it. Alas, it is not for everyone but what film is?

Cold Comfort Farm

A truely hidden gem ont the back shelves of rental stores.

If you have a sense of humor, you will understand that this can become your CULT CLASSIC Christmas Movie, and there are so many memorable lines that you will over and over again repeat with the cast, as they say them.

i.e.
"There's no butter in Hell",
"The Lord will provide, or not"
"There's always been Stark Adders at Cold Comfort Farm"
and of course
"I saw something Nasty in the wood shed"
A Great ensemble cast, all knowing what their parts are and never over reaching.

The farm house is so dark and dreary looking, it is hard to believe that enayone lives in it.

It looks abandoned.

Great, Great, Great.

Love the story!!!!!

This is a wonderful 1920's story. If you like light humor and eccentric characters, you will love this dvd. I have seen the earlier one and this is the better of the two. Kate Beckinsale is terrific as Flora, and Joanna Lumley is just perfect in this role. I have watched it many times and thoroughly love it. It was a hoot to realize that Freddy Jones played in both adaptations, though in different roles. Stephen Fry is totally irritating and funny at the same time. Eileen Atkins as the mother is a scream. Watch and See.

Everyone has nuts in their family.

This was an early look in to some of my favorite british actors careers in lighthearted comedy, such as Kate Beckinsale and Ian McKellen. Even Rufus Sewell is a burly, sweaty funny of a man.