― Agatha Christie, quote from The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side. The movie features Rakhi Gulzar in the role of the equivalent of Miss Marple. While it’s assumed that the criminal’s real target was the actress, a second, then third murder takes place… Everyone is a potential suspect, and when the investigation runs into difficulties Shokokuji must tackle the biggest mystery! He first appeared in. Broadcast on 25th March as part of TV Asahi's Agatha Christie special. 1962, Collins Crime Club (London), 12 November 1962, Hardback, 256 pp, 1963, Dodd Mead and Company (New York), September 1963, Hardback, 246 pp. The UK edition retailed at fifteen shillings (15/-) and the US edition at $3.75. Unlike the 1980 film adaptation, only one film is being shot in England, and that focuses on. UK: 12 November 1962US: September 1963 Marina Gregg is a famous, temperamental, much loved movie star who has come to settle down in the village of St. Mary Mead after the death of Colonel Bantry, who used to live at Gossington Hall where Marina has taken up residence with her husband Jason Rudd. Publication date The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 12 November 1962 and in the U.S. by Dodd, Mead and Company in September 1963 under the shorter title of The Mirror Crack'd and with a copyright date of 1962. He went on to remark that "Like most Marples this is not rich in clueing, but the changes in village life and class structure since the war are detailed in a knowledgeable and fairly sympathetic way."[5]. 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"[1], Kirkus Reviews gave a short review, noting Miss Marple's complaints about the limits imposed on her by getting old, yet nothing stops her mind from working well. Agatha Christie's knowledge of the human heart is revealed through the thoughts and words of Miss Marple, who sees more than the surface. Operating on the assumption that Gregg was the intended target, Craddock proceeds to delve into her complicated past. [1] A later review found it "one of the best of her later books" and liked the way that "the changes in village life and class structure since the war are detailed".[5]. Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side TV-14 | 1h 46min | Crime , Drama , Mystery | TV Movie 27 December 1992 At a reception for a fading film star making a screen comeback, a gushing, pushy fan is poisoned by a drink apparently meant for the actress. One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. ", Robert Barnard: "The last of the true English village mysteries in Christie's output, and one of the best of her later books. Gladys Dixon: Seamstress who lives in the new development, and works at the film studio's canteen. When an annoying woman is murdered just after gushing to an aging actress about the first time they met, Miss Marple comes to … Ardwyck Fenn: Arrived at the party at the same time as Lola Brewster, an American man who was once wildly in love with Marina Gregg. A TV film adaptation Le miroir se brisa was made in 2017 as episode 18 of season 2 of the French series Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie. That was no longer so. The woman revealed that she had sneaked out of quarantine to the Hollywood Canteen while sick with German measles in order to meet Tierney. The only major changes were that Giuseppe is not killed, Alfred Badcock is not a former husband of Marina Gregg, Superintendent Slack and Sergeant Lake are written in and the character of Hailey Preston is removed. Summary: Two versions of one galaxy reconverge after nearly a thousand years from when their timelines diverged. Desperate to have a child of her own, she married several times but was unable to conceive. Postscript: In 1962, Dame Agatha Christie published the detective fiction, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, using the real-life tragedy of Gene Tierney as the basis for her plot. The novel was the final adaptation for the BBC series Miss Marple. She was the prior wife to one of Marina Gregg's past husbands, but they are on good terms since that time. 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Marple's house cleaner, Cherry Baker, reveals her friend Gladys, who was a server at Gossington Hall on the day of the fête, told her she believes Heather deliberately spilled the cocktail and that she was going to meet Giuseppe before he died. This drama changed the main role to a chief inspector from Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.[16]. Finally, Miss Marple deduces what Marina had instantly realised at the party, that Heather is the woman who was responsible for infecting Marina with German measles all those years previously when she put on make up to cover the rash and went to meet Marina for her autograph. It then comes to light that Marina had handed her own drink to Heather after Heather's drink was spilled. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a 1962 novel by Agatha Christie, featuring Miss Marple.The American version (and its adaptations) use the shorter title The Mirror Crack'd.. Miss Marple investigates the murder of Heather Badcock, who consumed a poisoned cocktail apparently meant for American film actress Marina Gregg, Heather's idol. Miss Marple investigates the murder of Heather Badcock, who consumed a poisoned cocktail apparently meant for American film actress Marina Gregg, Heather's idol. The child ultimately was institutionalised in a psychiatric hospital. There's no one else, just the tower, its prisoner, and a world full of thorns and twisted animals. Ella's surname is changed from Zielinsky to Blunt. In Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, a fatal dose of poison meant for a glamorous movie star fells her ardent admirer instead—and Miss Marple is there to unmask a murderer. The mirror crack'd from side to side. Both she and Vincent attend the reception and the filming of one of Marina's scenes. 1962 Miss Marple novel by Agatha Christie, Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition, アガサ・クリスティ 二夜連続ドラマスペシャル 大女優殺人事件～鏡は横にひび割れて～, "American Tribute to Agatha Christie: The Golden Years: 1953 - 1967", "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, Review", "Book awards: Anthony Boucher's Best Crime Fiction of the Year, 1963", "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side: Did you know? In June 1943, while pregnant with her first child, Tierney came down with German measles, contracted during her only appearance at the Hollywood Canteen. The real-life tragedy of the birth of the first child of American actress Gene Tierney and her husband Oleg Cassini appears to be the basis of one plot point for the movie star character,[8][9] but not the murder plot, though Christie never said this about her novel. Detective-Inspector Dermot Craddock spearheads the investigation, learning that Heather died from ingesting six times the recommended dose of the tranquilizer Calmo. The novel was the final adaptation for the BBC series Miss Marple. Scenes were filmed at Twickenham Film Studios, Twickenham, London and on location in Kent. It is set in the fictional English village of St. Mary Mead and features Miss Marple. While recovering from an illness, Jane Marple goes out for a walk in St. Mary Mead and takes a fall. Beautiful and veteran film star Marina Gregg (Lindsay Crouse , and in the classic cinematic version played by Elizabeth Taylor) and her young husband move to St. Mary Mead, but their arrival becomes clouded in … The novel was also adapted as part of the Korean television series Ms. Ma, Nemesis. The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side (Book) : Christie, Agatha : Marina Gregg, the famous film actress, witnesses a murder in her country home, Gossington Hall. 4.6 out of 5. She then adopted three children but became pregnant and gave birth to a mentally disabled son before suffering a nervous breakdown. Jim Baker: Husband of Cherry; he does repair tasks for Miss Marple. E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.The quaint village of St Mary Mead has been glamourized by the presence of screen queen Marina Gregg, who has taken up residence in preparation for her comeback. As a famous star who has married five times, she is a far more likely murder target. Preceded by [Anne Collins; Agatha Christie] -- When Miss Marple complains of feeling old and helpless, her doctor jokingly suggests she needs a … While recovering from an illness, Jane Marple goes out for a walk in St. Mary Mead and takes a fall. Co-stars were Elizabeth Taylor as Marina Gregg and Kim Novak as Lola Brewster; the film was released as The Mirror Crack'd, the shortened U.S. book title. Tierney described the event in her autobiography (Self-Portrait, New York: Wyden, 1979), but it had been well publicized for years previously. He is the third victim, killed by gunshot. As Marple investigates, she discovers dark secrets in Marina's past, secrets which also link to other seemingly innocent citizens of St. Mary Mead. Detective fiction The novel was adapted for a 1980 feature film with Angela Lansbury in the role of Miss Marple. The Clocks. Investigating the murder along with Miss Marple is Inspector Hewitt, played by Hugh Bonneville. Marple then implies Rudd administered the overdose to protect her and to prevent her from taking another life. The novel was adapted as a 2017 episode of the French television series Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie. ", The novel received good reviews on publication, for "the shrewd exposition of what makes a female film star tick",[4] and being easy to read, though the plot was not as "taut" as some of Christie's novels. A murder occurs during a luxurious party hosted by a famous actress. SOURCES: (1) Vogel, Michelle. One day she sends Miss Knight, her over fussy carer, on a He is in the movie business. Little Daria was born prematurely, weighing only 3 pounds, 2 ounces, and requiring a total blood transfusion. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 12 November 1962 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in September 1963 under the shorter title of The Mirror Crack'd and with a copyright date of 1962. ", Maurice Richardson of The Observer of 11 November 1962 summed up, "A moderate Christie; bit diffuse and not so taut as some; still fairly easy to read, though. Overcome with rage, Gregg doctored her own daiquiri before making it so that Heather drank it. Lola Brewster: American film actress who arrives by surprise at the party. She will be doomed if she looks directly; when Lancelot appears, she looks directly at him and Camelot and the looking glass cracks. Gene Tierney: A Biography. Therefore it is surmised that Marina must be the intended victim. Ratings and Book Reviews (1 14 star ratings 1 reviews ) Overall rating. Arthur Badcock: Husband of Heather; he works in real estate. The mirror crack'd from side to side Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton from a screenplay by Jonathan Hales and Barry Sandler, based on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novel The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1962). The ClocksMarple: A Caribbean Mystery Ardwyck Fenn informs Craddock he received a phone call several days before, accusing him of killing Heather, and he recognized the anonymous caller as Ella when she sneezed. TV Asahi adapted the novel in 2018 starring Ikki Sawamura and Hitomi Kuroki,[14] with the title Two Nights Drama Special: Murder of the Great Actress – The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side (Japanese: アガサ・クリスティ 二夜連続ドラマスペシャル 大女優殺人事件～鏡は横にひび割れて～)[15] as the second night, and the first night was 4.50 from Paddington. "[4], Maurice Richardson of The Observer of 11 November 1962 summed up, "A moderate Christie; bit diffuse and not so taut as some; still fairly easy to read, though. This adaptation was mainly faithful to the novel, with minor changes. The infant was also deaf, partially blind with cataracts, and severely retarded and ultimately had to be institutionalized. Pages Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition Summary. Well, that’s what she looked like. In this version, Sharmila Tagore plays the aging star Padmini, the counterpart to Christie's Marina Gregg. [citation needed] The official website of Agatha Christie, suggests that Gene Tierney's experience influenced Christie in developing the movie star character in this novel. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 12 November 1962[1][2] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in September 1963 under the shorter title of The Mirror Crack'd and with a copyright date of 1962. The mirror crack'd from side to side: "The curse is come upon me," cried The Lady of Shalott (Alfred Tennyson) Chapter 1 Miss Jane Marple was sitting by her window. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Giuseppe is omitted from the adaptation, and there is no reference to car-man Inch selling his business within it. The drug had been slipped into a daiquiri that originally belonged to Gregg but was offered to Heather after someone jogged her arm and caused her to spill her drink. Supreme » Supreme #56 - The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side released by Awesome Comics on February 1, 1998. Film milieu superimposed on the familiar St Mary Mead background. She dies from poisoning at Gossington Hall. "[6], Robert Barnard, writing in 1990, said this novel was "The last of the true English village mysteries in Christie's output, and one of the best of her later books. Country EMBED. Mrs. Bantry then takes several other women to see the renovations, only to be interrupted upon discovering Heather has collapsed without explanation. In 2010, ITV Studios and WGBH Boston produced another TV film adaptation for the Marple television series starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple, with Joanna Lumley reprising her role as Dolly Bantry, Lindsay Duncan as Marina Gregg and Hannah Waddingham as Lola Brewster. Upon meeting Gregg, Heather shares the story of meeting her in Bermuda and receiving her autograph, during which Mrs. Bantry notices a strange look cross Gregg's face. The infant was deaf, partially blind with cataracts, and severely developmentally disabled. A second adaptation of the novel was made by BBC television in 1992 as part of its series Miss Marple with the title role played by Joan Hickson (in her final performance as Jane Marple), and starring Claire Bloom as Marina Gregg and Glynis Barber as Lola Brewster. The novel was adapted for a 1980 feature film with Angela Lansbury in the role of Miss Marple. In Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, a fatal dose of poison meant for a glamorous movie star fells her ardent admirer instead—and Miss Marple is there to unmask a murderer. # 49 # 50 # 51 # 52A Margaret Courtenay appeared in this adaptation as Miss Knight, having previously portrayed Dolly Bantry in the 1980 feature film version. 14. The novel was adapted for the stage in 2019. One minute, silly Heather Babcock had been babbling on at … Heather Badcock: Woman who lives in the development, kind to others but not thoughtful of their views; she is a volunteer in the St John Ambulance corps. The film changed a number of elements in the novel, including Marina's surname (she uses Rudd, not Gregg), her associates, removing the character of Giuseppe, adding death threats, amongst other modifications, including shifting the setting to 1953, nine years before the book's publication. Some time later Tierney was approached by a female fan for an autograph at a garden party. Literary references, references to actual history, geography and current science, Speculation about Gene Tierney as inspiration, Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie series, The Murder of a Great Actress – The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side (2018), List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes. US: The Mirror Crack'd Just plain perfection. The film's co-stars were Elizabeth Taylor as Marina and Kim Novak as Lola Brewster, and the cast also included Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis. Books related to The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side. It should be noted, however, that Agatha Christie's agents denied this. Ella Zielinsky: Secretary to Mr Rudd. The baby, Daria, was born prematurely, weighing only 3 pounds, 2 ounces, and requiring a total blood transfusion. A TV film adaptation of the novel was made by BBC television in 1992 as part of their series Miss Marple with the title role played by Joan Hickson, and starring Claire Bloom as Marina Gregg and Glynis Barber as Lola Brewster. The window looked over her garden, once a source of pride to her. (Both Americans turn up unexpectedly at the party). [3], It is set in the fictional English village of St. Mary Mead and features Miss Marple. 2006, Marple Facsimile edition (Facsimile of 1962 UK first edition), 6 March 2006, Hardcover. share. Marina Gregg: Middle-aged film star, many times married, recently settled in England with her husband to make a new film. And with two Mand'alore in one galaxy, the changes have only started. This is the same surname as Sir Norman Gregg, the Australian ophthalmologist who first described cataracts in congenital rubella syndrome in 1941. It is referred to by name several times in the novel, with these lines being frequently quoted: At the end, Miss Marple quotes the last three lines: There can be little doubt that Christie used the real-life tragedy of American actress Gene Tierney as the basis of her plot. Miss Knight: Works as carer for Miss Marple, sent by Miss Marple's nephew, Dolly Bantry: Friend of Miss Marple who is present at the reception at Gossington Hall. Heather, who was suffering from German measles at the time, was indirectly responsible for Gregg's son being born disabled and for Gregg herself suffering a nervous breakdown. About two years after the child was born, Tierney was approached by a female fan for an autograph at a garden party. Later that same night, Gregg's butler, Giuseppe, is shot twice in the back after spending the day in London and depositing £500 into his bank account. Francis Iles (Anthony Berkeley Cox) was somewhat muted in his praise in his review in The Guardian of 7 December 1962 when he said, "she has of course thought up one more brilliant little peg on which to hang her plot, but the chief interest to me of The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side was the shrewd exposition of what makes a female film star tick the way she does tick. A firm favourite with Japanese audiences, police chief Shokokuji (played by Ikki Sawamura) returns to solve another case, with his acute powers of observation, inimitable presence and unique way of talking. The reason for her murder was changed, mixing in elements from the 1980 film and the motive for Giuseppe's murder - Ella was attempting to blackmail the killer, but kept ringing the wrong people because she knew someone at the reception had done it, until she learned something that led her to phoning Marina and pointing out what she had done. Who is the criminal? In this version, Sharmila Tagore plays the ageing star Padmini, the counterpart to Christie's Marina Gregg. One minute, silly Heather had been babbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. Writing to an enquiring reader, one of her agents stated that, incredible as it might sound, Christie only learned about the coincidence after her book was published.[1]. [citation needed], Christie left an interesting clue in the surname of Marina Gregg for a woman who had a child afflicted with congenital rubella syndrome. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 12 November 1962 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in September 1963 under the shorter title of The Mirror … He changed his name from Alfred Beadle when he left America, where he was once briefly married to Marina Gregg, before she became a film star. The changes are shocking for both sides. Shortly before her death, Heather was in conversation with Marina, giving her a long boring account of how she had met Marina many years ago - getting out of bed despite her illness and putting on lots of makeup, in order to seek Marina's autograph. Marina is seem with a 'frozen'look on her face for a moment while Heather talks to her; a look likened to the Lady of Shalott, as though 'doom has come upon her'. The whole planet is uninhabited, and the tower is automated. In her childhood, she had been adopted by Marina Gregg for about four years, until Gregg became pregnant with her own child. Dr Gilchrist: Physician to Marina Gregg, who lives at the Hall. Despite all attempts to revive her, Heather is pronounced dead. Her love of Jason remains, but there is no affair. eBooks. Short summary describing this issue. The novel is summed up by this upbeat remark: "It was her prying curiosity - her gift of putting odd bits together to form a picture that gave the locals and Scotland Yard the proper solution. Long life to her. Maybe another agatha christie book. Original title Like most Marples this is not rich in clueing, but the changes in village life and class structure since the war are detailed in a knowledgeable and fairly sympathetic way.". While recovering from an illness, Jane Marple goes out for a walk in St. Mary Mead and takes a fall. Near the village is a housing estate called the Development, the inhabitants of which are very different from the people Miss Marple is accustomed to meeting. The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 British mystery film based on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novel The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1962) and directed by Guy Hamilton. An all-star cast usually indicates a lack of substance in a film -- one that relies on flashiness over story telling. The 2003 movie features Rakhi Gulzar in the role of the equivalent of Miss Marple. ITV Studios and WGBH Boston produced another adaptation for the Marple television series starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple, with Joanna Lumley reprising her role as Dolly Bantry, Lindsay Duncan as Marina Gregg and Hannah Waddingham as Lola Brewster. Followed by She encounters Heather Badcock, who brings her to her home and relates a story of meeting American actress Marina Gregg, who has moved to England to star in a film about Elisabeth of Austria and purchased Gossington Hall from Marple's friend Dolly Bantry. [10] Tierney had not adopted children before the birth of her first child and Tierney bore a healthy daughter five years later, meaning that Christie did not copy Tierney's life in this novel. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item
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