Madeleine

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Stephanie S. @sscarce May 20, 2026 Excellent. Relationships are complex and even we do not know whether she did it or not. See more Henry D @Henry_Domke May 19, 2026 Fine drama, but a bit too slow-building and dry for me. The suspense over who poisoned the lover was good, and the ending had a real kicker. It kept us guessing. It was also fun to see Ann Todd appear in a striking new outfit in almost every scene, with furs, lace, hoops, and frills. See more mark g @Mark_Alan_G. Apr 30, 2025 Snooze special. Such a dull and slow moving yawn. See more Alain E @AlainE Dec 31, 2024 A nice slow court melodrama from the period that only intelligent members of the public, that is men, served as jurors. A woman feels her reputation is under immense threat when her previous lover will not return her love letters, as she is getting ready to wed her next suitor. Today, that the relics of previous relationships are all over the internet, similar crimes should be a daily occurrence. Thankfully ideas have evolved. See more Feb 20, 2019 Exceptional cinematography, languid pace and objective POV, as Lean is known for. We have to make up our minds as to the lady's guilt or innocence. Interesting period piece that rakes up the problems of class, country, the power of men over women at the time. The errant Frenchman who refuses to marry Miss Smith because he can't support her, then forces himself upon her after she decides to marry someone else, is disturbing.. It is clear the Frenchman only sought a connection with her due to her father's wealth. Women in the mid 19th century used acid and arsenic as cometics. It's also clear that Smith wanted to rid herself of her French lover. Did she seek to kill him? Would L'Angelier kill himself? Was there any other manner in which he could've been poisoned by arsenic? There is a reasonable doubt in all these proceedings and of course Lean uses poetic license to fill in the blanks no one knows. Fascinating portrait showing the beginnings of Lean's later style. See more May 6, 2017 David Lean's melodramatic showcase for his wife, Ann Todd, was never considered one of his better films but has aged quite nicely. See more Read all reviews

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