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Post by crabtree on Sept 30, 2022 21:38:26 GMT
I loved the film tonight and it was a little literal in a romantic sort of way but gorgeous - but oh i loved the stage musical - the parade of dresses and flooding the stage with flowers - glorious. do see the film though.
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Post by ptwest on Oct 1, 2022 8:25:35 GMT
The musical was a wonderful surprise, we booked at Sheffield because we wanted to see something new and were blown away by the glorious cast and staging. Such a lovely night at the theatre.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 1, 2022 9:08:49 GMT
Saw the musical at Chichester and loved it so now want to see the film and I especially like Lesley Manville.
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Post by juicy_but_terribly_drab on Oct 1, 2022 14:28:48 GMT
Saw the film today but I much preferred the musical. Not a fan of the changes made to the story, made it much less emotionally affecting. Also not something I'd usually notice too much but the score seemed to be aping so many recent films' (I think I noticed Up and Little Women specifically).
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Post by showgirl on Oct 3, 2022 3:57:30 GMT
The film was fine - certainly superior to the pointless Ticket To Paradise which, despite the reviews, I saw immediately beforehand - and though I did see the musical version at Chichester not that long ago, I can't remember it well enough to compare the two. Although the film was predictable it was very well done and ideal escapism for a couple of hours on a wet autumn afternoon. Also, with so many horror films around (why ever, never mind so many at once?), it was a relief to have a decent alternative.
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Post by mkb on Oct 9, 2022 20:57:27 GMT
A Sunday matinée at the Odeon Holloway today proved to be a perfect way to kill time between hotel checkout and going to the Arsenal v Liverpool game.
It was my first time back at this Odeon since before the refurbishment at the end of 2018, and they've done a marvellous job. If you appreciate old-fashioned Art Deco cinemas, this should definitely be on your to-do list.
I missed the musical of the Mrs. Harris story but thoroughly enjoyed this movie version. Provided you accept the premise that it's set in that fairytale silver screen world where everyone is lovely at heart and hope springs eternal, you won't find a pleasanter way to wile away a couple of hours. And of course Lesley Manville is a National Treasure who is worth watching in whatever she does.
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Post by sfsusan on Oct 12, 2022 15:11:18 GMT
Coincidentally, in light of the death of Angela Lansbury today, I found this on the Wikipedia page about adaptations of the novel:
"Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris (1992) TV movie starring Angela Lansbury, Diana Rigg, and Omar Sharif. The film was produced by Lansbury's production company Corymore Productions, and directed by Lansbury's son, Anthony Shaw."
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