8 years ago

Yay! I loved this classic too. Every little bit of it. :)

Bark at the Ghouls 8 years ago

It was fantastic despite Maxim's personality ;)

Rane Aria 8 years ago

I wanted to drop kick Maxim out the window many of times throughout this book!

Bark at the Ghouls 8 years ago

Yes, he totally deserved it!

BrokenTune 8 years ago

One of my favourites. Great review. Fwiw, Anna Massey played Mrs Danvers in my favourite adaptation. :D (She played opposite Jeremy Brett, her ex-hubby, and I always thought it was great casting. Joanna David as the new Mrs DeWinter.)

Bark at the Ghouls 8 years ago

I need to track the movie down. Are there many adaptations? I see there was a mini-series too! How have I missed all of this?

BrokenTune 8 years ago

I've only seen 3 adaptations: the Olivier film (your gifs), the Brett BBC 2 TV drama, and the Charles Dance/Emilia Fox (incidentally Joanna David's daughter) mini-series. They are all good, and all have excellent casts. My favourite is the Brett version, but only because I love Brett. His Maxim is not as cold as in the book, but he nails the mood swings.

Bark at the Ghouls 8 years ago

Thank you! I'm going to attempt to find them all.

Kitty Horror 8 years ago

Great review!!! :)

Bark at the Ghouls 8 years ago

Thanks Kitty Horror! I love your new avatar :)

Kitty Horror 8 years ago

Thanks, Barks. :)

8 years ago

Haha, I love it too!