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Blithe Spirit (1945)
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| Starring: | Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford, Hugh Wakefield, Jacqueline Clarke, Johnnie Schofield, Joyce Carey, Ken Richmond, Marie Ault, Noel Coward |
| Director: | David Lean |
| Genre: | Fantasy, Comedy, Foreign, England, Fantasy-British, British Comedy |
| Year: | 1945 |
| Studio: | Image Entertainment |
| Length: | 96 minutes |
| Released: | November 24, 1998 |
| Rating: | NR |
| Format: | DVD |
| Misc: | Color, NTSC |
| Language: | English(Original Language) |
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SYNOPSIS: Blithe Spirit was David Lean's only comedy, an ectoplasmic romp about Charles Condomine (Rex Harrison), a middle-aged author suddenly confronted by the ghost of his first wife, Elvira (Kay Hammond). Elvira still craves the adventures that she enjoyed with Charles in his younger days, but he's more comfortable (or is he?) with his more sedate and mature second wife, Ruth (Constance Cummings). Elvira, who glows bright green and can walk through walls (and can only be seen by Charles), does her best to seduce Charles and win him back, complicating life (and death) for everyone around her. David Lean shot Blithe Spirit in Technicolor, but decided with cinematographer Ronald Neame not to use double-exposure to create Elvira's manifestations. Instead, he ordered an enormous set that allowed Kay Hammond's ghost to move freely in each shot, specially lit so that her green make-up and grotesque wig were aglow, along with her red lips and fingernails. the result was a visually startling comedy of manners from beyond-the-grave, sort of Topper with a libido, that won an Oscar in 1946 for its special effects and praise from critics all over the world.
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