![]() ![]() ![]() I might almost say that this is a lavish production, but let's tone it down to just plain gorgeous and take it from there. ![]() This is implied in the novel but I think the additional footage in the film works very well in establishing who Hastings is and leads very nicely into the story. Take note that the storyline follows almost completely the original created by Christie (miracle of miracles), no 'improvements' or additional nonsense added except for some scenes early on of Hastings (Hugh Fraser) recovering from shell shock after enduring trench warfare in France. THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES (1990) was directed by Ross Devenish and 'dramatized' cleverly (perhaps lovingly) by Clive Exton from the novel. ![]() I'd recently bought the audio version (which was a steal on ) narrated by the wonderful Hugh Fraser and after listening to it, decided to re-watch the 'film' (actually 103 minutes made for television - Season 3, Episode 1 of Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot which originally aired on PBS) once again, having nothing but happy memories of it. According to Wikipedia, the actual writing was done during WWI, but the publication came later - 1920 or so. Christie who, I understand, wrote it in a response to a challenge from someone in her family. THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES was not only the first book featuring Hercule Poirot, it was the first book written by the young Mrs. ![]()
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