A Murder is Announced 14/18 - Agatha Christie

[JonFrumTheFirst]

Some sorry soul has gone through these adding a 'dislike.' What kind of a person goes to the trouble?

[DemocritusWept]

does anyone else swoon at 4:41?

perfect music score; beautifully realized place and era; having the time to allow characters, situations and scenes (including gorgeous pastoral shots) to develop; top notch acting; and that sparkling wit sprinkled throughout the movie and you have this, my fav AC adaptation.

[bronteteri]

sorry but i don't agree lol.// Geradine is the best by far..can't stand the cold heartless joan hickson... no thanks... although the best Ms Marple was Margaret Rutherford.

[scris4u]

@bronteteri I agree with you 100% but I think we are in the minority. Geraldine was flawless as well as Margaret.

[kragary]

@bronteteri I must say, I don't see this compassion that you speak of. Geraldine's Marple is sly, almost vulpine. She's always happy when there's a murder because it gives her a chance to show how clever she is. Marple isn't supposed to be like that, she's supposed to be someone who deeply disapproves of crime and who seems dotty and simple. Joan and Julia Mackenzie both portray her like that, although of the two Julia is a more compassionate and warm Marple.

[peanutbeanma]

love her rambling about old fashioned doctors - joan hickson IS miss marple - exactly like in the books

[bronteteri]

i like Geradine MacEwin as the best Ms. Marple... don't like this Joan H. lady .. she never smiles or shows any compassion,.

[KevinByrne2]

@bronteteri -- Joan Hickson's "Miss Marple" does smile, albeit rarely. But then she's investigating murder, which isn't pleasant. And she rarely shows compassion because she doesn't know whether the person to whom she's speaking is the murderer.

[poynterch]

In the book, the cat's name was Tiglath Pilesar. I prefer Delilah. Haha!

[colinclout]

@poynterch Strange name for a cat. I mean, why, why, WHY Delilah?

[KevinByrne2]

3:36 and 4:04 - "flex" is "flex cord", a flexible electrical cord that's used to power lamps, appliances, etc.

[joccusaba]

i hv read this book and i hv to say i love it... and joan hickson is the best miss marple..

[thedarkofthebleeding]

i think i know who was the shooter.

[EloiseDecember]

I thought that too earlier because she kept stopping bunny from talking and she was a bit mean to her when she had been talking to Miss Marple in the coffee shop. Course no idea why she would be the murderer.

[colorblupurple]

Joan hickson is the best Marple!!!

[rmac45]

I think it`s the cook now. Small and dark with a temper.

[EloiseDecember]

I read down the comments to see if anyone else thought that too!

[purpleblueviolet]

still could not understand who the murderer is :(

[bigboaby0000]

superb, i've left a message at 18/18, but the moment joan hickson realises the lamp fusing the lights is pure excellence, you can see the realisation in her face. this, for me is the best scene in this play.

[brownurbany]

hmmmm....I wonder who the murderer is....until now I have no idea. That's why I like Agatha Christie's novels...you never know...

[Omgthefatkid]

hmm? first comment