GERALDINE MCEWAN VS JULIA MCKENZIE FULL

The whole twisted mess with Verity in Nemesis is contained in the Hickson version as overzealous, perhaps closeted Lesbian sisters. While I enjoy Hickson's sharp portrayal in Nemesis, I have noticed the stronger representations of (perhaps) gay characters in the McKewan writing. I have also been struck by the differences in writing between the many actresses' portrayals. This unmannerly silliness (and forget about Rutherford!), really takes away from my enjoyment viewing the environment of small village life in 1940s-50s England. The other portrayals' dotty-but-crafty-old-lady Marples also create a jarrinf and almost cartoonish rolling-eyed response from the assorted detectives. I am missing Hickson's understated eagle-eye portrayal so much.and her hard-as-nails references to so much evil in the bucolic English village. I am running through the AcornTV stable of Miss Marple and must also agree. There is a little bit more wryness and irony in the internal monologues than used to be there. There is a lot of her musing about people's views towards having affairs etc. I think that in the late novels, Miss Marple changes again and seems to be expressing, I feel, some of the views about the modern age held by the author. In other novels, the description is of a 'fluffy' person, and the knitting the babies' soft quilts all the time, intensifies this fluffiness idea. I always thought the bird wing on her hat seemed a bit cruel.

GERALDINE MCEWAN VS JULIA MCKENZIE FULL

Interesting that in the novel A Pocket Full Of Rye, Miss Marple, when she turns up at the big house, is described as tall and seems quite vigorous. Julia McKenzie is, without a doubt, an excellently safe pair of hands and has done her utmost with the role, but didn't convey Victorian reserve. Geraldine McKewan's Marple is ahead of her time and flouts conventions. The other thing is that Miss Marple is old-fashioned for her time. The only 2 Joan Hickson Episodes I am not as keen on are Caribbean Mystery and They Do It With Mirrors, This however might be due to they 11th and 12th Favourite of the Miss Marple Novels for me, I do think to some extent there is a 'British Black and White' approach to some of the Acting for instance the Actor who plays Giles in Sleeping Murder and The Calthorpe's in The Moving Finger and some of the Language at the Beginning when Miss Marple is talking to Dane about the Vicar being a Scholar and when Prof Wanstead is talking to The Vicar about Miss Marple he does sound Pompous as does Frederick Jaeger when he is Buttering Miss Marple up because he feels uncomfortable in The Body In The Library but I find the rest of those Episodes so Utterly Brilliant I don't mind, I recently watched again the ITV Versions of A Murder Is Announced, 4.50 From Paddington and The Moving Finger and apart can now watch those and to some extent enjoy them but I prefer the JH versions of Caribbean Murder and They Do It With Mirros to the ITV Versions of Nemesis and Sleeping Murder and JH is still my Favourite Miss Marple.

Tuppence.I couldn't agree with you more.I thought I was the only one. Maybe I can learn to love her? I didn't like Geraldine McEwan at all the first few times I saw her but I do love her now. It can be really horrible when someone criticises an actor or character you love. There was no affection in her manner that I could discern. Joan Hickson - I'm afraid I found her a bit cold and superior and distant from the characters. Angela Lansbury - Again this was a long time ago but I found her quite boring and lifeless.Ħ. Julia McKenzie - I don't really feel this Miss Marple has the intelligence to solve murder mysteries that have baffled the police but she does make a good sweet old lady.ĥ. She's certainly not the real Miss Marple but she is a wonderful character.Ĥ. Margaret Rutherford - I absolutely hated the idea of the Margaret Rutherford films but I'm embarrassed to admit I loved the film I saw. Helen Hayes - I have only seen her in one film nearly 2 years ago and I can't remember quite why I liked her so much but I remember her as being warm, likeable and convincingly intelligent.ģ. I think Geraldine McEwan captures this brilliantly - I love the twinkle in her eye.Ģ. Geraldine McEwan - I think Miss Marple has a real affection for good people, however much she despairs of the evil ones, and also a great sense of humour. I feel she is really the best because Agatha Christie believed she'd be a good Miss Marple but I just can't see it.ġ. I am afraid I am not going to be liked for this but I really don't like Joan Hickson.

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