A lively and entertaining farce, told on an extremely small scale but with a maximum of entertainment value. Noel Coward's blissful comi-fantasy play has been filmed many times over the years, but this post-war adaptation is the stand-out version, shot in beautiful colour which really brings out the eeriness of the supernatural characters. Rex Harrison and the others are perfectly smart and amiable in their roles but the stand-out is, inevitably, a scene-stealing Margaret Rutherford as the eccentric medium. BLITHE SPIRIT also offers a surprisingly dark kind of storyline complete with unforgettable punchline.
Review of Blithe Spirit
