Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012)
Filmmaker(s): Rieke Brendel, Andrew Davies
The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Rutherford's version was the very first appearance of Miss Marple on the big screen and it was far removed though from the petite, upper middle-class lady in the detective novels.
22 Feb Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012)
Unembellishments you just come to this without the Christie context, you will be appalled. If you come understanding Christie, you will be doubly appalled. Here we have a quirky actress who plays a single quirky character. The character has some appeal in most of the...