I
always wish I had the chin-wobbling determination and resolve of
Margaret Rutherford, here as eccentric and courageous as ever in my
favourite Pursall-Seddon Marple, “Murder Ahoy” (1964),
definitely my favourite though I always feel I can't properly explain
why. Have you seen "Murder Ahoy (1964)? There's a scene in the second
half of the film when Miss Marple has returned to the ship Battledore to
continue her investigation, she decides to quietly wander in the middle
of the night in search of clues. And there we see a rather beautiful
scene unfold where very little happens but it appears all are rather
awake and restless on the same night, wandering the anchored ship in its
peaceful little cove.
Ron Goodwin's music is absolutely melancholically perfect as the wordless scene unfolds, interrupted only by little hums of satisfaction when Miss Marple makes her first discovery of the night. I guess I like it because it's a memorably dreamlike interval full of soft padded sleepwalking steps in the half light of the corridors and cabins, as you're still unsure who's done what. It's a nice bit of cinematic poetry, and that's all, really :') Xo
Ron Goodwin's music is absolutely melancholically perfect as the wordless scene unfolds, interrupted only by little hums of satisfaction when Miss Marple makes her first discovery of the night. I guess I like it because it's a memorably dreamlike interval full of soft padded sleepwalking steps in the half light of the corridors and cabins, as you're still unsure who's done what. It's a nice bit of cinematic poetry, and that's all, really :') Xo
I ADORE Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple, but I somehow missed this film. I'll be on the lookout, thanks to you. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're right, she is wonderful in this film series!! Just the type of heroine I'd like to turn out to be when I'm older hehe. The MGM Marples are my ideal curl-up-on-the-sofa choices, this one in particular, so I can't wait for you to see it :') Thank you again for your kind support Xo
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