Cold Comfort Farm [DVD]

An absolute gem. Based on the book by Stella Gibbons, witty, dry dialogue. Terrific cast with top drawer performances.We have found ourselves quoting snatches of dialogue at each other quite randomly.In other words, all the ingredients that make something into a "cult classic", beloved of the cognesci.

I tried to get the sub titles on this dvd but non appeared although i bought it understanding that it had sub titles. i did not try this dvd earlier as my son always waits a few weeks before using anything at risk of the coronovirus. i feel very disappointed not being able to watch this film and feel i should be compensated for the fact that this dvd is useless to me. dorothy tindall

If you want to watch a quintessentially English film on a wet Sunday afternoon, this feelgood film is perfect. I bought it immediately after finishing the book which I adored. So why only 3 stars? Well, what made the book so special was Stella Gibbons' gentle biting wit and I am afraid that this is absent from the film. Enjoy the film and all of the actors' performances for what they are and you will have a lovely time, but regrettably there is missing a magic ingredient.

Well done to Stella Gibbons for writing the book. Cold Comfort Farm on the screen is very entertaining - with some odd charcters and some not quite so odd.Kate Beckinsale is charming, young and has plans for the occupants of Cold Comfort. She is aided by her contacts in the big city to transform the lives of the farmhand, the forever pregnant young girl, the pixie-like daughter and various other members of the family to whom she is cousin...and last but not least her Aunt Ada Doom who has locked herself away in her bedroom since "seeing something nasty in the woodshed".Lovely cast includes Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, Rufus Sewell, Freddie Jones and Ian Mckellen. Set in the 1930s, they lure you into their odd little world blending the well-to-do with rustic country-folk.It's quite intriguing and I think you will be compelled to see just how Kate as Flora Poste, manipulates her country relatives into their new lives.

I bought this after recently reading Stella Gibbon's original gentle satire. Happy to report that book and film have both stood the test of time with flying colours. The young K Beckinsale leads a stellar cast through a delightful romp into darkest Sussex (where there have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm......)

I haven't read the book but I have a feeling that, in less skilful hands, this film could have been a disaster. The characters are so close to being caricatures that it is like being in a time warp and you wonder why this delicately raised young lady doesn't leave the very next morning. However, with the self confidence of youth she rises above everything and sets about sorting out the family members one by one. She is like Jane Austen's Emma set down in a story by Dickens. I thoroughly enjoyed this film for the quality of the acting, which was to be expected just by looking at the cast list, but unless the director is equally skilled fine acting cannot overcome bad decisions. So, a good job all round.

The film has a brilliant cast who portray a set of eccentric characters extremely well.It's such fun, - so witty. It's set prewar and the heroine, Kate Beckinsdale and her Aunt, Joanna Lumley, are both very modern and forward looking, no nonsense women. They bring light and liberation to the comically gloomy and depressing Cold Comfort Farm with it's set of strange country characters. Ian McKellan, as the preacher who sends his congregation into quivering jellies is hilarious.I recorded this film from Television some years ago. When transfering to DVDs I binned the original as I wanted to replace with DVD. To my dismay I couldn't find any that weren't Zone 1 play but eventually tracked one down and the film was just as good as I remembered. Well worth the search. A classic 'feel good'.I haven't read the book but am told that the film does it justice.

Recently read the book and enjoyed the movie afterwards. Of course, it necessarily shortens and simplifies the story but the cast were superlative and the production excellent. The dvd arrived promptly and in mint condition. My only wish was that it was Blu-ray!