Blithe Spirit

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harwee h The fantastic photography is probably one of the most admirable things about it, that aspect of the film alone is so entertaining and amusing Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review michael d Frightfully fantastic. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Martin B Margaret Rutherford stole the movie. Otherwise Rex Harrison was droll, aristocratic and 100% reaction to events. Wife one superficial and unamusing and wife two equally as aristocratic and overly elevated as Harrison's character. The ending about as predictable as you will encounter, unimaginative and leaves the viewer a bit disappointed. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/29/21 Full Review Audience Member Kudos to David Lean! Margaret Rutherford is, as always, a delight! Supporting cast, including Rex Harrison, is wonderful. Loved this movie when I first saw it, and still do, over 50 years later. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member You may fairly expect this film's premise to sprout into a full fledged horror film however David Lean carefully directs the narrative into comedy that actually works. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review andres s I thought it was pretty interesting the whole summoning of the ghost. What a magical entrance when Elvira glides into the room. They've painted her a shadowy green to make her look more ghost-like which I find aesthetically pleasing. It's funny how mischievous and nonchalantly uncaring Elvira is amidst all this. Holy shit, so Elvira mistakingly killed Ruth when she was trying to kill Charles. And then they show how Charles moved on as if nothing ever happened. Oh wow ok, so Elvira actually had an affair with another gentleman while she was with Charles, so she kind of had her death coming to her. It's funny to see both his wives as spirits and seeing how unpleasant they are and cynical about the whole thing. So in the end, it was Edith, the housemaid, who summoned Elvira since she was psychic. I thought it was very interesting the concept of your deceased wife coming back to make contact with you and the way they did it was so elegant. I thought it was pretty dark how Ruth ended up dying and becoming a spirit. I don't really know how to feel about this movie. I feel like the themes are really dark but the way everything is portrayed and presented with the music and everything makes it seem that everything's good and jolly when really it's almost nightmarish. What kind of bothers me is how they never justified Ruth's death. It was almost like they killed her off for no reason. I think my favorite part was watching the dynamic between Charles and his two wives. I found this movie very entertaining and funny. I'd watch this movie again. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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