...My only complaint about Blithe Spirit, which is one of my all-time favourite movies, is the lack of extras on the DVD. In truth, this is hardly surprising for a movie made on a relatively low budget way back in 1945. All the main characters and the director (David Lean of Lawrence of Arabia fame) are most likely to be all dead. The playwright, Noel Coward, passed on years ago, leaving behind a wealth of literature. Even the songwriter who wrote the ... ...has left us.
Still, it would not be passed the studio to throw something together, rather than just offering the trailer.
FINALLY
For lovers of the cinema’s golden era, this is one film that you MUST not be without. It has everything for the perfect Sunday afternoon relax after dinner. ...
CRIPPLE 24.02.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Blithe Spirit (DVD)
Advantages: comical spoof Disadvantages: black and white
This film Blithe Spirit evokes memories from my childhood and the film reminds me of my late Grandfather.
The theme tune of the film is written by Ervin Berlin and it's called 'Always', or, 'I'll be loving you always'. The plot of the film is when a loving couple get torn apart when the wife, 'Elvera' dies and the husband is left alone. Time passes on and he marries again to quite a stern woman. The husband, 'Charles' still mourns his late wife ... ...to haunt him. His new wife thinks it is probably the gin or sherry but as it keeps on happening and things go amis infront of her they decide to consult a psycic or medium to banish 'Elvera' back to the underworld. The story continues but it would be a shame for me to spoil it so I will leave it up to your judgement. It hasn't got excellent special effects or anything because it is an old film, however I will remember this film forever.
The characters ...
jasy 15.01.2003
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Noel Coward's favourite play,Blithe Spirit, was certainly a departure for David Lean, best ... more
known at the time for adapting Dickens. While it's the director's only comedy, the result is a delightful gem. Rex Harrison is an acerbic author haunted by the g...
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Noel Coward's favourite play,Blithe Spirit, was certainly a departure for David Lean, best ... more
known at the time for adapting Dickens. While it's the director's only comedy, the result is a delightful gem. Rex Harrison is an acerbic author haunted by the g...
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David Lean's classic screen version of Noel Coward's much-loved supernatural comedy.Rex ... more
Harrison plays novelist Charles Condomine who is plagued by the ghost of his sexy first wife Elvira (Kay Hammond). Second wife Ruth (Constance Cummings) doesn't bel...
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