Blithe Spirit (2020)

A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.

Director:

Edward Hall

Writers:

Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard

Stars:

Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Aimee-Ffion Edwards

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dan Stevens	...	Charles Condomine
Isla Fisher	...	Ruth Condomine
Aimee-Ffion Edwards	...	Edith
Michele Dotrice	...	Edna (as Michelle Dotrice)
Dave Johns	...	Harold
Emilia Fox	...	Mrs Bradman
Zach Wyatt	...	Tennis Coach
Romina Zapata	...	Tennis Student
Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	Mr Bradman
Adil Ray	...	Mandeep Singh
Judi Dench	...	Madame Cecily Arcati
Leslie Mann	...	Elvira Condomine
Simon Kunz	...	Henry Mackintosh
Callie Cooke	...	Googie Withers
Peter A Rogers	...	Alfred Hitchcock (as Peter Rogers)

Storyline

A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.

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Plot Keywords:

love | boots | knee high boots | lightning | thunder | 

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Taglines:

True Love Never Dies

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for suggestive references and some drug material.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was sold to sky cinema after covid delayed it's cinema release twice and netflix and amazon had passed on buying the project

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Goofs

When Charles and Ruth are in the kitchen (in the scene where Ruth burns her hand on the scorched casserole dish, which she had just removed from the oven), feeling a bit amorous, Ruth suggests they move their davenport beds back together. This was a moot suggestion. In a previous scene, the twin beds are already pushed back together.

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Connections

Version of Blithe Spirit (1945)

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Soundtracks

Always
Performed by Alfie Boe
Written by Irving Berlin
Courtesy of Berlin Irving Music Corp
Administered by Universal Music Publishing Group Ltd
Courtesy of Decca Records
Under license from Universal Music Operations Limited

User Reviews

Ruin a classic

This version did not keep any of the coward humour or elegance his works were known for . I've seen various adaptations of this text but this went too far away from that

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 2021 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blithe Spirit

Filming Locations:

Blythe House, 23 Blythe Road, West Kensington, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$88,559, 21 February 2021

Gross USA:

$190,068

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$794,751

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fred Films, Powderkeg Pictures, Align

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1