Le miroir se brisa

Titre original : The Mirror Crack'd

1980
PG
1h 45m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,2/10

10 k

MA NOTE

Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Curtis, Geraldine Chaplin, Rock Hudson, Angela Lansbury, Kim Novak, and Edward Fox in Le miroir se brisa (1980)

Liretrailer2 min 45 s

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92 photos

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Miss Marple vient résoudre le mystère lorsqu'une femme du coin est empoisonnée et qu'une star du cinéma en visite semble avoir été la victime visée.Miss Marple vient résoudre le mystère lorsqu'une femme du coin est empoisonnée et qu'une star du cinéma en visite semble avoir été la victime visée.Miss Marple vient résoudre le mystère lorsqu'une femme du coin est empoisonnée et qu'une star du cinéma en visite semble avoir été la victime visée.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,2/10

10 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
At this time of her career, Dame Elizabeth Taylor's career was in the doldrums. She was 48 years old, hadn't had a decent hit film in years, her marriage to US politician John Warner was struggling, she was taking anti-depressants, and she had put on weight. When Rock Hudson was approached to do the film, he said he would only do it if his long-time friend Taylor could also be cast. The producers had assumed that Taylor's salary demands would put the film well over budget and were lining up Donald Pleasence as a possible alternative to Hudson. However, Hudson said that he could get Taylor to agree to star with him for the same salary he was being offered. Hudson convinced Taylor that coming to England for a few weeks to do a mainstream film with him, Dame Angela Lansbury, and Tony Curtis (people Taylor had known for about 30 years) would be beneficial for her mental health, plus give her a chance to catch up with old friends who lived there.

Gaffes
Set 1953, Marty Fenn drives a 1959 model car.

Citations
Marina Rudd: Lola, dear, you know, there are really only two things I dislike about you.
Lola Brewster: Really? What are they?
Marina Rudd: Your face.

Générique farfelu
Opening credits prologue: 1953

Connexions
Featured in Sneak Previews: The Mirror Crack'd, The Green Room, Altered States, Scanners (1981)

Bandes originales
A Wandering Minstrel, I
(uncredited)
Composed by Arthur Sullivan

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Commentaire en vedette

7/10

See it for Angela

I liked this version of The Mirror Crack'd, and I am fond of the Joan Hickson version too. The Hickson version, it is true, is more faithful to the book, despite its liberties, but on its own merits this film is pretty good. The main merit is the performance of underrated character actress Angela Lansbury; she is terrific as Miss Marple, and Edward Fox does a great job as Inspector Craddock. The supporting cast are fine in their roles, Elizabeth Taylor overdoes Marina Gregg slightly but she plays with gusto, Rock Hudson is suitably subdued as Jason Rudd, and Kim Novak is delightful as Lola. The dialogues between Taylor and Novak are wonderfully witty, and often verging on hysterically funny. The film is beautifully shot, and the locations and costumes are lovely. The music is stunning too. However, the character of Heather Badcock is changed quite considerably here, and why she was changed to a naive village girl I still find perplexing. The film is overlong and has pacing problems, and the final solution was weak compared to how it could have been. On the whole, it is a movie worth seeing, and as I've said, see it for Angela. 7/10 Bethany Cox