agatha christie's marple they do it with mirrors

Although it's not as dark as Labours (could anything possibly be?), it's still expertly directed. The book is confusing itself though, and not the best, but the adaption manages to improve it rather than make a worse version of it, whilst remaining faithful.Īndy Wilson, the man who directed the amazing Poirot adaptions Death on the Nile and The Labours of Hercules and the not-so-great adaption Taken at the Flood, directed this Marple film. The Helen Hayes version was just all over the place and the Joan Hickson one was just confusing. Of all the adaptions of this novel, this is my favourite. However, although the changes of relation to Gina, Mildred and Carrie-Louise make the complected family easier to understand, I can't think of any reason why they would turn Johnnie into Stephen's father. Some of the changes make it better, the arson doesn't ruin the plot, it just adds more flavour, and the change of rooms in the crucial scene casts the net of suspicion on all suspects. Mildred becomes a strong Catholic and there is an arson added at Stony Gates in the opening titles.

Edgar Lawson confronts Lewis in the drawing room in plain view of everyone, in the dark though, and mimics Lewis' voice whilst he murders Christian with a army knife not a gun. Johnnie Restarick becomes Stephen's father not his brother and Jolly Bellaver is in love with him. As always, this part may contains spoilers! Firstly, Mildred and Gina become sort-of sisters: Gina was adopted by Carrie-Louis and Mr Gulbranson and then they had Mildred.

Rutman's script remains faithful to the original story, but does make a number of changes. That's not all, when her step-son comes to visit, he is brutally murdered leaving Miss Marple with a very tangled web to untie. She and her third husband Lewis Serrecold (Brian Cox) have converted the stately home into a reforming facilities for corrupt boys. Jane agrees to travel to Stony Gates, and meet her old friend Carrie-Louise, but all is not as it seems. Miss Marple meets her old friend Ruth van Rydock (Joan Collins), who is concerned about her sister Carrie-Louise Serrecold (Penelope Wilton). This story was previously adaped into a film starring Helen Hayes under the title 'Murder with Mirrors' and for the BBC series starring Joan Hickson. It was first broadcast on 1st January 2010. Julia McKenzie's third outing as Miss Marple was adapted by Paul Rutman and directed by Andy Wilson, who has also directed many Poirot films.

Agatha christie's marple they do it with mirrors