James gives it a heroic shot in retelling of classic tale of romance and mystery Film Review Rebecca [Edition 2]
Yet even setting aside the - ahem - fortuitous timing of James's headlinegrabbing clinch with Dominic West last weekend, when it comes to adapting Daphne du Maurier's classic gothic romance, stepping into someone else's still-warm shoes is all part of the deal. In addition to James as...
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| Published in | Daily telegraph (London, England : 1969) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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London (UK)
Daily Telegraph
16.10.2020
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| Summary: | Yet even setting aside the - ahem - fortuitous timing of James's headlinegrabbing clinch with Dominic West last weekend, when it comes to adapting Daphne du Maurier's classic gothic romance, stepping into someone else's still-warm shoes is all part of the deal. In addition to James as our unnamed heroine and Scott Thomas's bloodfreezing Danvers, there is Armie Hammer as a strapping, preppy, more age-appropriate Maxim de Winter - high society's most eligible young widower. In a mustard linen three-piece, Hammer looks like an enormous, human-shaped novelty trophy - and James, with neither fortune nor connections, turns out to be the unlikely young woman to lift him. |
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| ISSN: | 0307-1235 |