Rosamunde Pilcher: Solstice Collection ( Winter Solstice / Summer Solstice )

Rosamunde Pilcher: Solstice Collection (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Original Title: Winter Solstice / Summer Solstice
Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
360 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2003-2005 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Martyn Friend
Giles Foster

Written By:
Rosamunde Pilcher
William Corlett
John Goldsmith

Actors:
Sinéad Cusack ..... Elfrida Phibbs
Jan Niklas ..... Oscar Blundell
Geraldine Chaplin ..... Gloria Blundell
Emilia Streets ..... Francesca 'Fran' Blundell
Sophie Schütt ..... Carrie Marchmont
Ralf Bauer ..... Andreas Mendel
Jean Simmons ..... Countess Lucinda Rhives
Peter Ustinov ..... Hughie McLellan
Jason Durr ..... Sam Howard
Anna Maguire ..... Lucy Marchmont
Angus Wright ..... Peter Kennedy
Marsha Fitzalan ..... Didi Marchmont
John Bird ..... Barry
Maureen Lipman ..... Marcia
Gregory Finnegan ..... Giles
Alastair Bruce ..... Rory Kennedy
Brian Blessed ..... Max
William Macbain ..... Tam Stuart
Jacqueline Bisset ..... Alexia
Lara-Joy Körner ..... Carrie
Jan Niklas ..... Oscar
Jason Durr ..... Sam
Sinéad Cusack ..... Elfrida
Honor Blackman ..... Countess Lucinda Rhives
Franco Nero ..... Lorenzo
Björn Casapietra ..... Leo
Martin Dingle Wall ..... Scott Allen
Anna Maguire ..... Lucy
Alastair Bruce ..... Rory
Paul Brooke ..... Derek
Faroque Khan ..... Jimmy
Andrew Byatt ..... Music School Director
Ron Donachie ..... Macgregor
David Ellis ..... Tommy
Martin L. Evans ..... Tim
James Watson ..... Dominic
Jason Hetherington ..... Kirkland
Darren Mcfadyen ..... Brodie
Jay Jackson ..... Mario
Dirk Robertson ..... Vince
William Macbain ..... Robbie
James MacPherson ..... Garth
Adam Morris ..... Rev. Peter
Patrick Poletti ..... Constantine
Amanda Beam ..... Helena - Midsummer Night's Dream
Janet Brown ..... Mrs. Armstrong
Kate Donnelly ..... Anna Tulloch
Alison Marshall ..... Langmore Chemist Assistant
Mae McDougall ..... Receptionist
Anne Myatt ..... Mrs. Deakin
Morag Siller ..... Jessie
Imogen Toner ..... Heather
Ben Bradley ..... Railway Guard
James Cullen ..... Waiter

Synopsis:

Winter Solstice: Elfrida Phibbs thought she was retiring from her London life to a 'geriatric bolthole' in the country. She soon finds herself compassionately tending to her neighbor Oscar, who has suffered a tragic loss. Together, they agree to depart to Scotland for the holidays, in order to avoid Christmas and the painful memories of what they have lost; they will just skip Christmas. But Elfrida has a young relative desperate to get her own teenage niece, Lucy Marchmont, away from ugly family drama in London, and asks to join Elfrida in Scotland. Soon, Christmas of the heart creeps in, and this group of random people finds that a different kind of Christmas might be the best kind. Summer Solstice: It is summer three years on and we return to wild Scottish Highlands and the residents of Cregean that we came to know and love in Rosamunde Pilcher's Winter Solstice. Former actress, Elfrida Phipps, has settled into a quiet life along side choir master Oscar Blundell and their dog Horace. Sam Howard, owner of the local paper, has found the peace and happiness he never knew was possible in the arms of the independent and beautiful Carrie. Lucinda, the countess, enjoys a new found lease of life away from the burden of the castle, her ancestral home recently transformed into a hotel. Vicar's son, Rory, and Carrie's sister, Lucy, enjoy the long warm days of summer, away from university, rekindling the spark they have always held for one and other. It is not long before unforeseen events conspire to upset this peace and tranquillity though - A libel case brought against the newspaper sends shockwaves through the local community and brings Sam into contact with the seductively intelligent authoress Alexia. Carrie, meanwhile, struggles with the smooth running of the newly formed hotel and how a not fully committed Sam will deal with her recently discovered 'condition'. Oscar, with help from the loving and supportive Elfrida, is forced to face the demons that have plagued him since the death of his daughter, Francesca, when a young boy, Brodie, finds his way into their lives. The seemingly unbreakable bond between Rory and Lucy is threatened, by the arrival of Todd, a young, mysterious and attractive backpacker. He holds a secret set to change the countess' life even more dramatically than the devilishly handsome gentleman staying at the castle hotel. Summer Solstice is a collection of love stories about, and for, people of all different ages and generations. Each character's tale connects, weaving in and out of the others, mirroring and countering them so that, as the long hot summer draws to its close, each is forced to examine their lives and decide to whom their loyalties lie or else risk loosing everything they hold so dear.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 21 July, 2025.