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Murder with Mirrors

  • Téléfilm
  • 1985
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 40m
ÉVALUATION IMDb
6,3/10
1,7 k
MA NOTE
Bette Davis and Helen Hayes in Murder with Mirrors (1985)
CrimeMysteryRomance

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWhen Carrie Louise Serrocold suspects that someone is trying to poison her, she sends for the one person who might be able to help, her old friend Miss Jane Marple.When Carrie Louise Serrocold suspects that someone is trying to poison her, she sends for the one person who might be able to help, her old friend Miss Jane Marple.When Carrie Louise Serrocold suspects that someone is trying to poison her, she sends for the one person who might be able to help, her old friend Miss Jane Marple.

  • Director
    • Dick Lowry
  • Writers
    • Agatha Christie
    • George Eckstein
  • Stars
    • Helen Hayes
    • Bette Davis
    • John Mills
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  • ÉVALUATION IMDb
    6,3/10
    1,7 k
    MA NOTE
    • Director
      • Dick Lowry
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • George Eckstein
    • Stars
      • Helen Hayes
      • Bette Davis
      • John Mills
    • 29Commentaires d'utilisateurs
    • 5Commentaires de critiques
  • Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro
  • Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro
    • Nommé pour 1 prix Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination au total

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    Rôles principaux15

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    Helen Hayes
    Helen Hayes
    • Miss Jane Marple
    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Carrie Louise Serrocold
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Lewis Serrocold
    Leo McKern
    Leo McKern
    • Inspector Curry
    Liane Langland
    Liane Langland
    • Gina Markham
    John Laughlin
    John Laughlin
    • Wally Markham
    Dorothy Tutin
    Dorothy Tutin
    • Mildred Strete
    Anton Rodgers
    Anton Rodgers
    • Dr. Max Hargrove
    Frances de la Tour
    Frances de la Tour
    • Miss Bellaver
    John Woodvine
    John Woodvine
    • Christian Gilbranson
    James Coombes
    James Coombes
    • Steven Restarick
    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Edgar Lawson
    Christopher Fairbank
    Christopher Fairbank
    • Sergeant Lake
    Amanda Maynard
    • Miss Valentine
    Derek Lyons
    • Young man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Dick Lowry
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • George Eckstein
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    Commentaires des utilisateurs29

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    4Sleepin_Dragon

    Why does Agatha Christie work so much better on TV then film.

    I cannot explain why but, when Agatha Christie is brought to life by The BBC or ITV it has a magic and quality that cannot be matched, when it's made on the big screen it always seems flashy, and Murder with Mirrors is another example, the story is lost in favour of celebrities and showy staging. The screen play is dull, it's not one of Christie's finest plots, but it's still decent, this adaptation does not make the most of the subtleties of the plot. Once again, filling the production with stars is an attempt to make something good, but it fails miserably. Bette Davies dazzled in Death on the Nile, but I find it quite sad watching her in this, her delivery is a little laboured. I didn't care for Helen's characterisation of Jane Marple, she simply isn't the character in the text. I also find the accents really irritating, too many attempts at sounding 'English,' not everyone in the UK sounds like Queen Elizabeth. On the plus side, Frances de la Tour and Leo McKern are both very good, and it starts off well, but ten minutes in it becomes a struggle to watch.

    She's never been near St Mary Mead in her life, watch Hickson's version for the definitive production, even Julia McKenzie's is superior.

    Poor 4/10
    Lechuguilla

    Generic Whodunit

    In the last role of her career, Helen Hayes gives a fine performance as Jane Marple, in this Agatha Christie whodunit, set mostly at an English estate. Although not one of my favorite Christie puzzles, the story is still pretty good, and worth watching, once. Character relationships are a bit complex, but the suspect pool is still manageable at seven or eight people.

    With breaks where the commercials would be, and cheap, nondescript background music, the film has a very made-for-TV look and feel. Some of the dialogue in the first ten minutes can be easily misinterpreted, so you must listen carefully or you will be led astray. As usual, clues are pleasantly subtle. Once you figure out the main clue, identifying the killer is easy.

    In addition to Helen Hayes, actor Leo McKern, as the gruff inspector, also gives a nice performance; he seems like he's enjoying his role. Other performances tend to be perfunctory or stagy. Bette Davis, looking embalmed, has little to do; mostly she just sits or stands, as she mouths her few lines, and makes facial expressions suitable to the scene. I suspect she was brought in only for her star power, to draw in viewers.

    "Murder With Mirrors" will appeal mostly to viewers who like whodunits, especially Agatha Christie whodunits. Although the story is a somewhat generic murder mystery, it does have entertainment value.
    Movie_Man 500

    A shame it starts out so nice....

    One of Agatha's easier mysteries to solve begins with some decent location atmosphere and solid characters then soon nosedives, like most Christie adaptions, into the silly. I agree that Dame Bette looks sadly old here and is basically wasted, so Helen Hayes makes up for a lot as the nosy Miss Marple. The funniest part of unintentional giggles, next to that exploding car crashing thru the gate, which never happened in book form, is seeing Tim Roth as a so called delinquient teen. He's a riot here and helps the disappointment factor from jumping too high. It's also nice to see Leo McCern from Rumple of the Bailey in a token, gruffy, voice-of-the-law role which plays off the Hayes cuteness level without too much strain. Too bad the plot wasn't as meticulously handled as the scenery...
    7gridoon2025

    A good solid mystery

    If "A Caribbean Mystery" (1983) was the traditional "murder at an exotic resort during the holidays" story, "Murder with Mirrors" (1985) is the traditional "murder in a huge English countryside manor" story. It was the second and last appearance of Helen Hayes as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, and it's a shame she didn't make any more: she is a very wily yet very human Marple, and acts quite youthfully for her 80+ years. The films themselves are better than the TV movies with Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot that were made around the same time, mainly because they don't overplay the comedy. Although the big names in the supporting cast are an old Bette Davis and a young Tim Roth, if anyone stands out it's the beautiful redhead Liane Langland and Leo McKern as the inspector on the case. The story contains the typical AC false assumptions and crafty illusions, and I, for one, did not have a clue what was going on until Miss Marple and the inspector revealed it. A good solid outing for fans of the genre. (***)
    6essexlynford

    More of a 'Who's innit' than a worthy 'Whodunnit'

    This film is interesting for a number of reasons - not so much as a sharp pot-boiler that will keep you guessing to an enthralling climax while being stylishly stuffed full of Joan Hickson-esque quintessential old world charm - but more so because of when and how it was made, and who appears in it.

    The 1980's embraced the TV Movie, and the major studio players from the 30's, 40's and 50's, were still to be found appearing on screen in them, some times looking ridiculously out of place and, quite frankly, far too old and somehow exercising a diminished talent. But often still giving assured and classy performances, showing that to 'The End' (quite literally) they maintained their professional ability and standing. One can only look at Helen Hayes - The First Lady of the American Stage as she was referred to (I suppose this is why she begins quoting Shakespeare when she is seen on stage in this film) - and revel in her warm and intelligent final film appearance, and then recall poor Joan Crawford, an Oscar winning actress who thrilled and chilled in many movies, iconic in fashion and style for most of her adult life, whose final film appearance was the appalling 'Trog', where she looks old, embarrassed, and barely able to act at all. (Mind you, in fairness, she is romping about for most of it with a man in a dodgy gorilla suit grunting and moaning - the gorilla, not her.) The TV Movie could be regarded as a safe house cum retirement home for the once famous. (Channel Five daytime scheduling entertains quite a few, and you will often find an ex-Charlie's Angel or Dynasty cast member crying a lot, usually over the abduction of a child or diagnosis of an incurable disease). The plot lines and characters within a lot of these types of 'based on actual events' or biographical stories are almost echoes of some of the dramas being made on film by the big studios (particularly Warner Brothers and Universal) in the 40's and 50's. If they were shot in black and white, the short and sharp narratives, and economic style of shooting and limited camera work, could almost put them in to the B-movie Film Noir category. They are modern day (or 80's into 90's into today) versions of the pulp fiction and magazine serial type stories of times gone by.

    As a film fanatic, with a great love of actresses of the 30's and 40's, I cherish a movie like Murder With Mirrors. It seems crazy to have Margo Channing from All About Eve, the nurse from Farewell to Arms (the character name escapes me - I could have said one of the nannies from One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing, but great as that movie is, it is not Miss Hayes's finest celluloid moment),Miss Jones from Rising Damp along side Rumpole of the Baily, the husband from Fresh Fields and a 'teenage' Tim Roth. There's a kind of Sunday night 'bath and hair-wash and finishing off your homework' type of cosiness about this movie as well.

    It does lack humour, especially compared to Ustinov's Poirot, and it is not at all charming in the lavender water scented fashion that seems to go hand in hand with Hickson or even Margaret Rutherford's Marple (the contemporary setting has a lot to do with that - no one even speaks in a faux country bumpkin accent until the police constable opens his mouth!), but it zips along in a pacey soap opera kind of way, and Leo McKern is laid back and commanding while Dorothy Tutin is extreme and commanding.

    Bette Davis was in pain for much of the shoot (according to her book 'This 'n That') and she doesn't seem to be enjoying herself much. But the short scenes she shares with Mills and Hayes are so solid and well acted (she is so frail and laden down with make-up, it is a wonder she doesn't actually topple over forwards!) that it is a blessing to see her still working.

    This film is not so much about the story or the style, it is about cherishing the starry cast who all contribute as best they can and somehow, make you feel engrossed by and sympathetic to their altogether quite flimsy characters.

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    • Anecdotes
      Although Bette Davis seems to be seriously ill, she did three more movies. However, this did prove to be Helen Hayes' last movie.
    • Gaffes
      When Gina is driving Miss Marple to the house the camera shot from the car clearly shows white lines on the road, but the aerial shots shows that there is none.
    • Connexions
      Follows Le major parlait Trop (1983)

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    Détails

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    • Date de sortie
      • 20 février 1985 (United States)
    • Pays d’origine
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Langue
      • English
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Mord mit doppeltem Boden
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Marylebone Station, Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(Miss Marple arrives in London)
    • sociétés de production
      • Hajeno Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Durée
      1 heure 40 minutes
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      • Mono
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.33 : 1

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