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    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

    Presented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive

    August 19, 2011

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    Mankiewicz's enchanting first masterpiece tells the tale of a young widow who boldly defies social conventions by abandoning turn-of-the-century London to live in a remote coastal cottage haunted by a dashing and embittered ghost. A rich evocation of mourning and melancholia, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir echoes Virginia Woolf with its embrace of death as a tender life-giving force, its fascination with the ocean and its focus on a woman struggling to find her voice. Overlooked as a milestone feminist film, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir combines its poetic exploration of female authorship and imagination with a gently comic satire of rigid patriarchy. The film's romantic strains resonate in Bernard Herrmann's lovely score and Rex Harrison's poignant and understated performance as the phantom sea captain.


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        Harvard Film Archive

        Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque
        24 Quincy Street
        Cambridge, MA 02138

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        $9 - Regular Admission
        $7 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard Faculty and Staff, and Senior Citizens
        Regular HFA screenings are free for all Harvard students with a valid photo ID.
        Discounts apply for Harvard Film Archive Members

        Info Phone: 617.495.4700 or 496.3211

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        Dates:
        August 19, 2011

        Times:

        7 pm

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