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- It's true that du Maurier's novel—which the English author of Rebecca and The Birds published in 1951—has its sluggish patches. But it also has a cumulative gloomy undertow, and it's a fine example of melodrama, a much-derided form that has frequently served to express what can only be called feminist concerns.
Jun 9, 2017 · "My Cousin Rachel" is finally a hybrid. It uses clunky devices out of 19th century melodrama to modern ends to show mistakes of perception. Whether the woman of the title is good or evil, the...
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Jun 9, 2017 · But My Cousin Rachel is a fascinating hybrid. It uses clunky devices out of a 19th-century melodrama, but its subject is modern: mistakes of perception and of metaphor.
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Jun 7, 2017 · But it also has a cumulative gloomy undertow, and it's a fine example of melodrama, a much-derided form that has frequently served to express what can only be called feminist concerns.
Jun 8, 2017 · “My Cousin Rachel” offers the chance to sink his teeth into a juicy, gothic romantic melodrama, based on a 1951 novel by Daphne Du Maurier.
Jun 9, 2017 · “My Cousin Rachel” gives him a chance to sink his teeth into a juicy romantic melodrama.
Jun 9, 2017 · "My Cousin Rachel" offers the chance to sink his teeth into a juicy, Gothic romantic melodrama, based on a 1951 novel by Daphne Du Maurier.
My Cousin Rachel is a 2017 romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Michell. [3] . It is based on the 1951 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The film stars Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glen, Holliday Grainger, and Pierfrancesco Favino.
