Click here to copy URL

In the Bleak Midwinter

6.8

1,325

Ratings

Add to lists

where to watch

Rent

buy

Links

Original title

In the Bleak Midwinteraka

AKA

A Midwinters Tale

Year

1995

Running time

98 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Screenwriter

Kenneth Branagh

Cast

Music

Jimmy Yuill

Cinematography

Roger Lanser (B&W)

Producer

Castle Rock Entertainment

Genre

Comedy | Stage Play

Synopsis

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.

Awards: 1995: Venice Film Festival. Best Actor. Nominated for Best Film

Show all

Critics' reviews

"This small-scale, putatively comic meditation on the anxieties and joys of the theatrical life says nothing fresh about the artistic process and manages to be coy and grating in doing so."

Todd McCarthy: Variety
"'A Midwinter's Tale' packs together so many characters and ideas that they crowd one another out, leaving enough room for plenty of chuckles but none for belly laughs."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Populated mostly with unfamiliar faces and photographed in black and white, it's like one of those 1950s British comedies that assumed the audience was paying attention (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A palpable hit."

Time Out

Movie Soulmates' ratings: Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste.
Friends' ratings: Register so you can check out ratings by your friends, family members, and like-minded members of the FA community.

Is the synopsis/plot summary missing? Do you want to report a spoiler, error or omission? Please send us a message.
If you are not a registered user please send us an email to [email protected]

All copyrighted material (movie posters, DVD covers, stills, trailers) and trademarks belong to their respective producers and/or distributors.

For US ratings information please visit: www.mpaa.org www.filmratings.com www.parentalguide.org

User history

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995

Kenneth Branagh

6.8

(1,325)