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Blithe Spirit
1945
The Noel Coward/David Lean combination which turned out such dramas as Brief Encounter and This Happy Breed sets its sights on the viewer's funny bone with Blithe Spirit. Rex Harrison plays a novelist, newly married to straight-laced Constance Cummings. Via a seance, Harrison accidentally summons the spirit of his first wife, .. Read more
| Starring | Rex Harrison, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Joyce Carey |
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| Director | David Lean |
| Genres | Drama |
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Blithe Spirit
The Noel Coward/David Lean combination which turned out such dramas as Brief Encounter and This Happy Breed sets its sights on the viewer's funny bone with Blithe Spirit. Rex Harrison plays a novelist, newly married to straight-laced Constance Cummings. Via a seance, Harrison accidentally summons the spirit of his first wife, Kay Hammond. Believing that Hammond wants to ruin his marriage, Harrison enlists the services of local medium Madame Arcati (Margaret Rutherford) to exorcise Hammond's spirit. She fails, and in time, Harrison's second wife is killed; now he has two playful spirits on his hands! Technicolor is used throughout Blithe Spirit, with the ghosts' shimmering paleness providing contrast to the plain, everyday colors of Harrison's conservative country home. Blithe Spirit was later transformed into the Broadway musical High Spirits, with the original script bent out of shape to turn the character of Madame Arcati (played by Beatrice Lillie) into the leading role.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Rex Harrison, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Joyce Carey, Constance Cummings, Hugh Wakefield, Jacqueline Clarke |
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| Director | David Lean |
| Studio | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1945 To Rent: DVD: 12 May 2003 |
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Direction and acting carefully preserve a comedy which on its first West End appearance in 1941 achieved instant classic status. The repartee scarcely dates, and altogether this is a most polished job of film-making.
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Oldie but goodie
The film's stage origins are clear to see but they only add to its charm.
With Rex Harrison and Margaret Rutherford on the team, you can't go... read more » - 310610
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What's not to like?
What is there not to like about about a slick play thats been made into a slick film and gone on to become a classic piece of British Cinema? I believe Noel ... read more »
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Slow burner.
A film of it`s time,the forties. A bit too ponderous and very wordy.It has to be I suppose,Noel Coward wrote it and he is the master wordsmith. I felt it was ... read more »
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Blithe Spirit
Unfortunately this disc was returned by mistake before I had seen it. I hope to get it later: I like Noel Coward,s plays..
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The Noel Coward/David Lean combination which turned out such dramas as Brief Encounter and This Happy Breed sets its sights on the viewer's funny bone with Blithe Spirit. Rex Harrison plays a novelist, newly married to straight-laced Constance Cummings. Via a seance, Harrison accidentally summons ...
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