Blithe spirit / IFC Films ; British Lion and Align Pictures present ; in association with Protagonist Pictures ; a Fred Films and Powder Keg Pictures production ; in association with British Lion, IPG Media, Foresight Pictures, Twickenham Studios, Ufund ; in co-production with Umedia ; a film by Edward Hall ; producers, Adrian Politowski, Martin Metz, Hilary Bevan Jones, Peter Snell, Toni Pinnolis ; produced by James Spring, Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft ; written by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard, Piers Ashworth ; directed by Edward Hall.
Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench. Based on the play by Noël Coward. Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Wide screen (2.39:1). Special features: behind-the-scenes featurettes, including interviews with actors Judi Dench and Dan Stevens; trailer.
Summary:
Best selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer's block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles' quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a seþance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife: the brilliant and fiery Elvira. Ready to pick up her life right where she left off, Elvira is shocked to discover the prim and proper Ruth is now married to her husband and running her household. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another.
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