Noel Coward’s comedy Blithe Spirit may have lost some of its theatrical whimsy and comedic blitheness in the transition from stage to screen, but its spirit flourished. Reimagined by director David Lean in 1945, the play was transformed into a technicolour supernatural fantasy full of cutting one-liners, absorbing performances and stunning visuals. It's centred around the return of Charles Condomine’s (Rex Harrison) ex-wife, the revenant Elvira (Kay Hammond), and…
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