Flora (Kate Beckinsale) from the higher ends of thirties society is suddenly orphaned and with relatively little money must seek shelter in the home of one of her distant family, settling eventually on cousins at the titular farm. There she finds a strange, wildly eccentric family, fearful of everything, incapable of change and in fact quite mad. Prim, proper and confident, Flora sets out to bring them into the 20th century and lay the various curses that they feel befalls them, to rest.
Very funny and desperately sweet look at English society and all its foibles from both ends of the scale. Subtle this ain't, but with a terrific stellar cast all playing funny overwrought characters one and all, there isn't much not to like here, particularly from Eileen Atkins as the cursed matriarch and Ian McKellan as the fire breathing lay preacher. Really fun and resolutely British.
Very funny and desperately sweet look at English society and all its foibles from both ends of the scale. Subtle this ain't, but with a terrific stellar cast all playing funny overwrought characters one and all, there isn't much not to like here, particularly from Eileen Atkins as the cursed matriarch and Ian McKellan as the fire breathing lay preacher. Really fun and resolutely British.