A Murder is Announced 14/18 - Agatha Christie
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8:24 - a sudden vision of John Cleese in his typical Monty Python cross dressing clobber
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Some sorry soul has gone through these adding a 'dislike.' What kind of a person goes to the trouble?
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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.
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@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.
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@bronteteri I agree with you 100% but I think we are in the minority. Geraldine was flawless as well as Margaret.
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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.
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@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.
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love her rambling about old fashioned doctors - joan hickson IS miss marple - exactly like in the books
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@poynterch Strange name for a cat. I mean, why, why, WHY Delilah?
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...
brownurbany 3 years ago 15
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.
bigboaby0000 3 years ago 13