Joan Hickson ‘…and I showed him a snapshot I had with me of one of my nephews.[…] But without thinking, Major Palgrave must have put back my snapshot into his wallet and returned it to his pocket.’ Everyone has their own ideas about how the Miss Marple books should be filmed, what Miss Marple should look like and how she should behave. But I ask myself the question with every film adaptation; is it credible? If the answer to that is "yes" then as far as I am concerned the film does not have to follow the book to the letter. Take the quote here above by Miss Marple from the book "A Caribbean Mystery". Miss Marple undoubtedly learned in her youth that she should not lie, but here it serves a higher purpose so Agatha Christie makes sure that Miss Marple can lie very convincingly and at the same time remains credible. So you see that even Agatha Christie makes her creation say things that actually go against their nature. "A Caribbean Mystery" is not my favo
Reviews of classic or obscure films. All reviews written by Anne-Marie Steenbergen.