"A POCKETFUL OF RYE" (1985) Review

There have been two adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1953 novel, "A Pocket Full of Rye". Well . . . as far as I know. I have already seen the हाल का adaptation that aired on ITV's "AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MARPLE" series in 2009. Recently, I watched an earlier adaptation that aired on the BBC "MISS MARPLE" series in 1985.

Directed द्वारा Guy Slater, this earlier adaptation starred Joan Hickson as the story's main sleuth, Miss Jane Marple. The story begins in the लंडन office of financier Rex Fortescue, who suddenly dies after drinking his morning tea. At first suspicion...

"THE MOVING FINGER" (1985) Review

I might as well put my cards on the table. I am not a प्रशंसक of Agatha Christie's 1942 novel, "The Moving Finger". I do not regard it as one of the author's और remarkable works. In fact, I have difficulty in viewing it as mediocre. When I first learned about the 1985 adaptation of the film, I did not bother to get my hands on a video या DVD copy.

In the end, I found myself viewing the 1985 टेलीविज़न movie, due to it being part of a box set of Jane Marple movies. Before I express my opinion of it, I might as well reveal its plot. "THE MOVING FINGER" is basically...

"THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES" (1990) Review

As a long time reader of Agatha Christie's novels, I have been well aware of her first novel that was published in 1920, namely "The Mysterious Affair at Styles". I read the novel once. But if I must be honest, I never became a प्रशंसक of it.

Due to my lackluster feelings for the novel, it took me a while to watch the टेलीविज़न adaptation of it, which aired on ITV's "AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT" back in 1990. But eventually I got around to it and was amazed to discover that it had been the सेकंड Christie novel to be adapted as a feature-length film...

"THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS" (2010) Review

Anyone who has read Agatha Christie's 1925 novel, "The Secret of Chimneys", will be disappointed द्वारा the 2010 टेलीविज़न adaptation that stars Julia McKenzie as Miss Jane Marple. The टेलीविज़न movie bears little resemblance to the novel. But that does not mean one should completely dismiss the movie.

Although a long time प्रशंसक of Christie's novels, I have never read "The Secret of Chimneys". Familiar with many of the author's novels, I knew that the former was not one that featured Jane Marple. I did not care. I have come across other Miss Marple television...