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The Lady Vanishes - Or Does She?
Advantages: An enjoyable Hitchcock thriller with a fair bit of comedy
Disadvantages: Some might find it dated
The Lady Vanishes is an Alfred Hitchcock thriller released in 1938.
In a fictional Central European country just prior to World War II a handful of British people are delayed overnight due to an avalanche. As their home bound train not due to leave until the morning; we get to see these travellers in an over booked hotel trying to get food and sleep against the odds. Iris is on her way home to get married and becomes acquainted with the pleasant ...
...who turns out to be the rather annoying Gilbert, a musician (or rather a musicologist). On the train the following day Iris ends up sharing a compartment with Miss Froy and a handful with others. Waking up after a brief nap, she finds that Miss Froy has seemingly disappeared and none of her fellow passengers admit to ever having seen her. Iris is determined to find out where Miss Froy has gone and manages to enlist the help of Gilbert even though ...
 anonymili 25.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Lady Vanishes (DVD)
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Evil is Real! It is a Fact !
Advantages: Good setting and Photography
Disadvantages: None
...a die hard fan of Agatha Christie ..i have read most of her novels many times over...keep reading them again and again knowing fully well who the culprit is, i enjoy her style of writing, the descriptions about the English village life, the gossip everything...
AGATHA CHRISTIE((15 September 1890 - 12 January 1976)
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay(Devon).Having lost her father at a young age, her mother encouraged her to develop an interest in ...
...her hugely successful writing career...
Agatha Christie wrote her first detective novel,"THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES"and introduced HERCULE POIROT the Belgian detective, who appeared in more than 40 books.
Agatha Christie has been called , by the Guinness Book of World Records, among others , The Best-Selling writer of all times and the Best-Selling writer of any kind, along with William Shakespeare....
Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976, ...
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Review of Agatha Christie's Evil Under The Sun (DVD)
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Evil under the Sun
Advantages: cast, direction, cinematography, soundtrack
Disadvantages: some might be bothered by the differences between book and film
...film adaptation of the 1941 Agatha Christie murder mystery.
Cast
Sir Peter Ustinov as Mr Hercule Poirot - 4/5
After his outstanding portrayal of the finicky Belgian detective in Death on the Nile Ustinov's performance here is a bit disappointing. Although his acting is strong, energetic and certainly entertaining, his interpretation of the grouchy, imperious detective lacks exactly that - he is just too kind and affable.
Jane Birkin ...
...this film adaptation of the Agatha Christie murder mystery:
- in the book the whole story is set on Burgh Island and not, like in the film, on a Mediterranean island (Sa Dragonera, an island off Mallorca's shore, whose scenery, however, was only used for visual shots)
- many negligible characters have been taken out
- the author Rex Brewster in Agatha Christie's novel actually is a woman (Emily Brewster)
- in the book Mrs Gardener's first name ...
SarahJennifer 02.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Agatha Christie's Evil Under The Sun (DVD)
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Agatha Christie at her best
Advantages: the plots keep you watching for hours
Disadvantages: there is only 4 films
...is brilliant. If your an agatha christie fan you will love this. The most famous fim of them all is included (murder on the orient express). In this you see famous faces such as sean connery and albert finney. This is a great film seeing the murder of one man. There are many clues and many red herrings. For those of you who have not seen this film i will not spoil it by saying what happens, all i will say is if you go on the orient express lock your ...
...to visit. Again in true agatha christie style this film is full of twist and has such a creative plot line. my least favourite is the mirror cracked, i am not a big miss marple fan but it is still worth a watch no matter.
All i will say is if you like agatha christie this box set is a must. I have not given much detail away about the film as i do not wish to ruin it for those of you who have not had the joy of seeing them yet. ...
 marmy1 05.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Agatha Christie DVD Collection (Limited Edition) (DVD)
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The Boredom Vanishes (Lame title or what?).
Advantages: Easy-going on the head.
Disadvantages: A little 'twee' for nowadays, but still a good classic.
The Lady Vanishes. What can I say? It's a pretty good film for one of those sleepy rainy Sunday afternoons or cold miserable sick-days!
The film is about a woman named Miss Froy, who evidently, goes missing, and someone she helped out of the goodness of her heart realises she is missing, but the people who should have seen Miss Froy, claim not to have done, and then there also seems to be more to the sweet innocent Miss Froy than meets the eye...
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...engaging, and the fact that nothing to terrible happens in the film makes it an enjoyable experience for all really as it doesn't weigh on your mind and keep you tensed up!
Although the plot develops quit quickly, still it is worth a look-in because after all Hitchcock turned out some fantastic works, and this, in my opinion is one of them. Go on...see for yourself. ...
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Jabra BT150
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