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Love from a Stranger transitions between comedy and romance in the first half of the film to what Mark Aldridge commented on the film in his book on Agatha Christie film adaptations, describing it as a "tense finale" that "ensures the audience is not fatigued by the straightforward thriller aspects too early on."
Love from a Stranger transitions between comedy and romance in the first half of the film to what Mark Aldridge commented on the film in his book on Agatha Christie film adaptations, describing it as a "tense finale" that "ensures the audience is not fatigued by the straightforward thriller aspects too early on."
Apr 23, 2024 · This is the disturbing mantra from a tense psychological thriller currently on stage at Studio Theatre. Love from a Stranger is Frank Vosper’s 1936 stage adaptation of an Agatha Christie short story Philomel Cottage.
However, her newfound “love from a stranger” is not what it seems and in an astonishingly tense final scene, Cecily discovers the ghastly truth of her new love. An intense and chilling psychological thriller which examines the sadistic mind of a serial killer and the extremes to which the power of suggestion can be pushed.
May 23, 2018 · Anne Garvey. Theatre. Love from a Stranger terrifies audience with skill. A terrifying play from 1937 -- Not to be missed. Love from a Stranger is a thriller so tense the collective heart rate in the audience must have hit A & E danger levels. And mysteriously this play has you wondering what it was all about -- long after you leave the theatre.
Aug 10, 2019 · Is this person the love of your life, the person you just dream of spending your life with? Or is this person a psychotic murderer playing you to their evil ends? It is here I introduce you to one of Agatha Christies lesser known physiological thrillers, Love From A Stranger.
The pace lags a little at times: it takes too long to reach the tense final scene and would have benefitted from a few judicious cuts, but it is worth the wait when it does arrive. A highly recommended night of murder and mystery, guaranteed to intrigue Christie newcomers and fans alike.
