Geisterkomödie

Originaltitel: Blithe Spirit

1945
6
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,0/10

8479

IHRE BEWERTUNG

trailer wiedergeben2:28

1 Video

84 Fotos

Dark Comedy Screwball Comedy Comedy Fantasy

Ein Mann und seine zweite Frau werden von dem Geist seiner ersten Frau heimgesucht.Ein Mann und seine zweite Frau werden von dem Geist seiner ersten Frau heimgesucht.Ein Mann und seine zweite Frau werden von dem Geist seiner ersten Frau heimgesucht.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,0/10

8479

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

1 Oscar gewonnen
- 1 Gewinn & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Writer and director Sir David Lean and cinematographer Ronald Neame decided not to use double exposure to create Elvira's ghostly appearances. Instead, Lean created an enormous set that allowed Kay Hammond to move freely in each shot. Hammond wore fluorescent green clothes, make-up, and a wig, with bright red lipstick and fingernail polish. Each time she moved, a special light would be directed on her, allowing her figure to glow even in dimly-lit scenes and giving her an otherworldly appearance.

Patzer
After the séance, when Elvira first appears, she flops onto the settee by the fire. As her dress billows, it can be seen that the green ghostly makeup ends half-way up her leg, showing normal skin above the makeup line.

Zitate
Charles Condomine: It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

Crazy Credits
The voice at the end of the credits page that utters, "We are quite, quite WRONG!" is Noël Coward's.

Verbindungen
Featured in Die wahre Miss Marple - Der kuriose Fall Margaret Rutherford (2012)

Soundtracks
Always
(uncredited)
Written by Irving Berlin
Sung by Jacqueline Clarke

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Another Lean classic

Has David Lean made a bad film? Not to my knowledge, no! This one is quite fun, I revisited the picture recently and even though I don't like it as much as the masterpiece Oliver Twist, Blithe Spirit is excellent fun for the whole family.

The acting is tremendous, it's mindblowing. Although the dialogue is rather upper class, I quite enjoy it. Margaret Rutherford as Madame Arcati is the star of the film, perfect, perfect and perfect.

The direction is sublime as usual by Lean.

There's plenty to enjoy here, a nice film for everyone.