Kate Beckinsale was directed.
Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British comedy film directed by John Schlesinger and produced by the BBC and Thames Television , an adaptation of Stella Gibbons ' 1932 book of the same name , the film stars Kate Beckinsale , Joanna Lumley , Ian McKellen and Rufus Sewell . Kate Beckinsale . After some minor television roles , she made her film debut in Much Ado About Nothing ( 1993 ) while still a student at the University of Oxford . Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) . It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh , who also stars in the film . Prince of Jutland , also known as Royal Deceit , is a 1994 drama adventure film co-written and directed by Gabriel Axel and starring Christian Bale , Gabriel Byrne and Helen Mirren .