In the Bleak Midwinter (film)

In the Bleak Midwinter also known as A Midwinters Tale is a 1995 British romantic comedy written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. Many of the roles in the film were written for specific actors. This was the first film directed by Branagh in which he did not appear.

The story is set in Hope, Derbyshire, England. Its Christmastime, and tis the season to put on Shakespeares most cheery seasonal play Hamlet. Joe Harper takes the project on as a Final Stand of sorts under the encouragement of his catty agent, advertising in the local newspaper for actors at a low price. From the rabble of actors both strange and untalented, he chooses the followingOphelia Nina Raymond, a shortsighted wellmeaning space cadet who has been using lowcalorie mayonnaise for lotion because she cant make out the label. ........

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