Rebecca – Review Louise Burrell October 24, 2020 Reviews “I don’t believe in ghosts” declares Lily James, as her Mrs. de Winter sets off for a new life in Manderley. And yet this is a film undeniably haunted by the looming spectre of Hitchcock’s 1940 Best...
My Cousin Rachel – Review Joni Blyth June 10, 2017 Reviews Novel adaptations are tricky, particularly when it comes to unreliable narrators – thankfully My Cousin Rachel avoids losing the essence of Daphne Du Maurier’s novel, playing with perspective behind and in...
When Alfred Met Daphne: Hitchcock, Hollywood, and Du Maurier David Brake June 8, 2017 Analysis, Close-Up, Features “She did get so irritated with people calling it a romantic novel. Because she always said it was a study in jealousy.” Upon Rebecca’s publication in 1938, Royal Society wünderkind and critic V.S....
