Sunday, November 22, 2015

Nov 21st  
The Astonished Heart* (PG)    

(Regent Street Cinema, London)

(GB 1949)

A psychiatrist cheats on his wife, who allows him to carry on with the affair in order to see it through.
An intriguing premise for what actually becomes rather routine melodrama, one of Coward's "uncharacteristic" plays, in which unfortunately he miscasts himself. Nonetheless there are some interesting moments at the edges, from a director later famous for horror thrillers.

Written by: Noel Coward, from his play.
Producer: Anthony Darnborough.
Directors: Terence Fisher, Anthony Darnborough.
Starring: Noel Coward, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Joyce Carey, Graham Payn, Michael Hordern, Ralph Michael, Alan Webb.
Photography: Jack Asher.
Music: Noel Coward, William Blezard.

+ the title is based on a quote from Deuteronomy (28:28): "We are smitten with blindness and astonishment of heart."

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