Airdate: Blithe Spirit
Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann and Judi Dench star in Amazon's new take on a Noël Coward classic.
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Classic Noël Coward comedy Blithe Spirit gets a new version this Friday on Amazon Prime.
The film stars Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann and Judi Dench.
Based on Noel Coward’s hugely popular 1941 play, the 2020 film adaptation of Blithe Spirit follows best-selling crime novelist Charles, who is struggling with catastrophic writer’s block and a stressful deadline for his first screenplay. His picture-perfect second wife, Ruth is doing her best to keep him focussed in the hope of fulfilling her dream of heading to Hollywood. Charles’ desperate search for inspiration leads him to invite Madame Arcati (Judi Dench), a medium recently exposed as a fraud, to perform a séance in their home. They all get more than they bargained for when Arcati accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife: the fiery and jealous Elvira (Leslie Mann), who embarks on a mission to kill Charles so she can spend eternity with him, which leads to an increasingly comical and deadly love triangle.
Friday 2 April on Amazon Prime.