Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Agatha Christie

 An amusing Agatha Christie film: Why didn’t they ask Evans?

A 2022 re-creation of the Agatha Christie novel.

Lots of great old cars in this BritBox series! 


We liked it so much that we watched the 1980 version:


Vintage cars were also a big attraction in this version.

John Gielgud played the role of the vicar. Many scenes involved taking tea!

We enjoyed both of these versions of the classic Agatha Christie thriller! The plot was very much the same in both of them, but the endings were different, and the dialog was different. The sets, costumes, and old cars all seemed quite carefully chosen to emphasize the time frame, around 1930, though I don’t know enough to catch any anachronisms or inconsistencies. Altogether,  it was fun to watch them one after the other even though each one is around 3 hours long. It is amazing that Agatha Christie’s novels appeal to one generation after another, and new dramatizations keep being made.

Review © 2023 mae sander

9 comments:

Haddock said...

Must watch this. Usually Agatha's story adaptation for movies are well made and I like period films.

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

Adding both versions to my TBW list.

eileeninmd said...

I'll have to watch this, there are so many great series on Britbox.

Take care, have a great day!

DVArtist said...

I really like the movies on BritBox. I will try this one. Have a nice day.

Helen's Book Blog said...

I think I have only seen Murder on the Orient Express (the old version) so this one looks like fun.

My name is Erika. said...

THis looks like fun movie watching. I don't think I've seen either of these, but it's always worth checking out a Christie film version. Hope your week is going well. hugs-Erika

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Makes me wish I had BritBox.

Jeanie said...

I started the new one last night!

Jeanie said...

I started the new one last night!