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A Midwinter's Tale
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
R
1995
1h 39m
Comedy
7.2
81%
87%
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A group of theatre actors plays "Hamlet" in a provincial village, faced with their own temptations, disappointments, and joys.
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Cast of A Midwinter's Tale
Michael Maloney
Joe
Richard Briers
Henry
Joan Collins
Margaretta
Nicholas Farrell
Tom Newman
Julia Sawalha
Nina
Celia Imrie
Fadge
John Sessions
Terry Du Bois
Jennifer Saunders
Nancy
Gerard Horan
Carnforth
Mark Hadfield
Vernon Spatch
Hetta Charnley
Molly
Adrian Scarborough
Young actor
Brian Pettifer
Ventriloquist
Patrick Doyle
Scotsman
Shaun Prendergast
Mule Train Man
Allie Byrne
Tap Dancer
Katy Carmichael
Mad Puppet Woman
Ann Davies
Mrs Branch
James D. White
Tim
Robert Hines
Mortimer
Edward Jewesbury
Nina's Father
Carol Starks
Audience Member
Jessica Manley
Audience Member
A Midwinter's Tale Ratings & Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Looked at coldly, as a piece of entertainment, it clearly doesn't satisfy. But as a personal statement from writer-director Kenneth Branagh, the film still isn't good . . . but it's interesting.
eFilmCritic.com
Brian Mckay
A nice viewing alternative to the usual Christmas pap, and goes well with a fireplace and a snowy December day.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
One of Branagh's most charming works too little seen.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
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. It's about characters and dialogue.
Needcoffee.com
Widgett Walls
Excellent, hilarious bookend to Branagh's Hamlet. If you or someone you love is in theatre, you must watch.
eFilmCritic.com
Scott Weinberg
A seriously funny ensemble farce.
Variety
Todd McCarthy
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.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
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.
Washington Post
Hal Hinson
There are so many laughs here, so much theatrical temperament on display, that you can't help but embrace the picture, even with its obvious flaws.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Delivers a bittersweet portrait of the trials and surprising rewards that come with being part of a theatre company.
Boxoffice Magazine
Kim Williamson
Although this is clearly a warmup for Branagh's full-length dramatic "Hamlet," at 100 minutes it's pleasant enough for whiling away a bleak midwinter night.
USA Today
[An] inoffensive trifle.
Internet Reviews
Steve Rhodes
A wonderful celebration of the pure joy of acting. It is full of exuberant energy and literally bursts at the seams with happiness.
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