Peter Lake is a wanted burglar in a desperate struggle to escape an old gangster boss of his, Pearly Soames, in the cruel world that is 1916. One day, he breaks into a dazzling mansion that he thinks is empty, but then discovers the owner's beautiful daughter Beverly Penn at her piano who appears unafraid of him. Struck by her beauty, he embarks on a whirlwind romance with her that is marred when Peter discovers that she is dying of consumption. That's not the only thing Peter has to contend with as Soames repeatedly tries to kill him, but to no avail as Athansor, a white horse and guardian angel, is always there to save him. During one of those rescue feats, Peter finds himself in modern day Manhattan without a clue who he is and with no signs of aging. Determined to use this to his advantage, he sets out to save the one person he still remembers.
This heart-breaking fantasy romance is based on the novel of the same name by Mark Helprin and has been adapted to screen by Oscar winning director and writer Akiva Goldsman ('Batman Forever', 'I Am Legend', 'The Da Vinci Code'). Not to be confused with the Shakespearian play of a similar name, 'Winter's Tale' is a tremendous story of reincarnation and eternal love and will released in UK cinemas on February 21st 2014.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Matt Bomer, Will Smith, Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, Kevin Durand, Jessica Brown Findlay, William Hurt, Kevin Corrigan, Lucy Griffiths, Eva Marie Saint, Graham Greene, Finn Wittrock, Rob Campbell, Beth Katehis, Norm Lewis, Caitlin Dulany, Alan Doyle, Georgie Lalov, Stefano Villabona, Joseph Basile, Jon Patrick Walker, Brian Hutchison, Matthew Broadley, Cameron Fachman, Kelly Southerland, Xavier O'Connor, Ari Barkan, Richard Meiman