In all its Victorian glory, this is one of Agatha Christie's finest works. Set in a sleepy English hamlet (surprise surprise), Christie spins a tale consisting of some really interesting characters. The novel is a part of the Miss. Marple series. Popular belief is that this is Miss. Marple's last escapade into "sleuthhood" and surely it well might be the case, 'cause the grand old dame does frightfully little throughout the hunt.
The length of her role non withstanding, the depth is pretty obvious. The final nail in the coffin is driven home by the dear old lady, in keeping with tradition. However, the climax where the villainous villain's efforts are thwarted with a water jet (a garden spray actually) is quite
WTF-ish!
However, I have yet to see some work of Christie supersede And then there were none. To all and sundry, that is the novel that inspired Gumnaam. Makes you wonder, who might take on the challege of representing Sleeping Murder in contemporary times in our, evolution jumping film fraternity.
I think, the scene is set for a Bhatt camp loyalist, to take upon the task. Something to do with them comming out with the Raaz series. Complete with a derelict castle in Scotland, townsfolk from Goregaon, costumes from Yalta, trance music, a random crow, raven, bat... creaky hinges in ALL devices that employ them, cloudy weather throughout the day (talk about the blues), heavy upholstery, dark drapes, wooden stairs, a leaky attic, a grand ballroom, a local deity, a dumb-scary-scared-shrill maid, a quiet gardener, omnipresent dew on the flowers, a gigantic fireplace..... why am i doing this!!!
Moving on... I do think a film version could be (but... the question remains...would it be?) tastefully done. It would make for good viewage, provided it is kept short and to the point. The plot, being not too intricate, I think contrary to the Bhatts we would need a RGV, to weave the plot.
I do devour fair share of fiction and would love to see them in the Indian scheme of things... literary or video graphic representation. Maybe I'll write up more on those grounds in the posts that follow... what say?
Until then, tatah!
The length of her role non withstanding, the depth is pretty obvious. The final nail in the coffin is driven home by the dear old lady, in keeping with tradition. However, the climax where the villainous villain's efforts are thwarted with a water jet (a garden spray actually) is quite
WTF-ish!
However, I have yet to see some work of Christie supersede And then there were none. To all and sundry, that is the novel that inspired Gumnaam. Makes you wonder, who might take on the challege of representing Sleeping Murder in contemporary times in our, evolution jumping film fraternity.
I think, the scene is set for a Bhatt camp loyalist, to take upon the task. Something to do with them comming out with the Raaz series. Complete with a derelict castle in Scotland, townsfolk from Goregaon, costumes from Yalta, trance music, a random crow, raven, bat... creaky hinges in ALL devices that employ them, cloudy weather throughout the day (talk about the blues), heavy upholstery, dark drapes, wooden stairs, a leaky attic, a grand ballroom, a local deity, a dumb-scary-scared-shrill maid, a quiet gardener, omnipresent dew on the flowers, a gigantic fireplace..... why am i doing this!!!
Moving on... I do think a film version could be (but... the question remains...would it be?) tastefully done. It would make for good viewage, provided it is kept short and to the point. The plot, being not too intricate, I think contrary to the Bhatts we would need a RGV, to weave the plot.
I do devour fair share of fiction and would love to see them in the Indian scheme of things... literary or video graphic representation. Maybe I'll write up more on those grounds in the posts that follow... what say?
Until then, tatah!
No comments:
Post a Comment