The Astonished Heart Details

The Astonished Heart

Director Terence Fisher brings Noel Coward's THE ASTONISHED HEART to the screen. Fisher and his stars--Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, and Coward himself--vividly convey the playwright's brittle, sophisticated view of the world. Coward stars as Christian Faber, a psychiatrist who falls in love with the much-younger Leonora Vail (Leighton). This means that Faber must convince himself that his blissful 10-year marriage to wife Barbara (Johnson) is truly at an end. Once he's made this compromise with his conscience, Faber further deteriorates into petulant jealousy when Leonora begins roaming. The surprise ending is all the more surprising because the audience is pulling for Faber (despite his emotional immaturity) and is hoping that he'll pull himself out of his self-imposed mess. In addition to writing and starring in THE ASTONISHED HEART, Noel Coward also composed the musical score.

Starring	Noel Coward, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Joyce Carey
Director	Terence Fisher, Antony Darnborough
Studio	SPIRIT ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1950 To Rent: DVD: 24 Jan 2011