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Blithe Spirit

“Elvira is the kind of gal who can turn an evening into a night you'll never forget!”

Director
David Lean
Year
1945
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
NR
Release
1945
Language
en
Country
GB

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.

  • #trance
  • #maid
  • #screwball comedy
  • #love triangle
  • #based on play or musical
  • #married couple
  • #author
  • #novelist
  • #exorcism
  • #widower
  • #medium
  • #mystery writer

  • Directed by

    David Lean

  • Written by

    Noël Coward & David Lean & Ronald Neame & Anthony Havelock-Allan

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