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Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles

starring: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Beatie Edney, David Rintoul
directed by: Ross Devenish

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569384374
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1569384371
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 06, 2001
Running Time: 103 minutes
Sales Rank: 63291
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 2001



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Amazon.com:
The murderer isn't the only one with a secret to hide in this television adaptation of Agatha Christie's first novel. With the (often unwitting) help of his friend Arthur Hastings (Hugh Fraser), retired Belgian supersleuth Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) arranges the pieces of a puzzle, which include a broken coffee cup, spilled candle grease, untidy mantel ornaments, a fake beard, and a chief suspect who seems almost eager to be arrested.

Place all these clues on the grand estate of a murdered matriarch as World War I draws to a close, and you have not only a fine mystery but also a quiet elegy to a way of life that would soon fade away. What this adaptation sacrifices in the romantic intrigues that flesh out the novel, it makes up for in setting. As with all the Poirot episodes, there is a sumptuous attention to detail, from the furnishings of Styles Court to the white spats on Poirot's shoes as he interrupts a military war game to give his fellow Belgians a lesson on local botany. Suchet's characterization of Poirot here verges on caricature at times, but it is still difficult to resist his charms as he skillfully peels away the layers of deception to reveal the truth.

The DVD special features include biographies of David Suchet and Agatha Christie, challenging Poirot trivia questions and classic quotes, and a link to the official Agatha Christie Web site. --Larisa Lomacky Moore



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Funny little provincial continental private eye
A nice little story with Hercule Poirot playing the continental dandy. The local aristocracy engaged ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The first Poirot
The DVD was much better than the version aired on public TV. The entire series is delightful and great ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Little Grey Cells' Debut.
"Another example of the English bucolic beliefs," Hercule Poirot pontificates to a group of puzzled fellow ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The DAUGHTER-IN-LAW did it!! Or did she??
+++++

I watched this movie without reading the 1920 Dame Agatha Christie novel that it is based ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Enjoy with an old "cuppa" and some "seed cake"
I revel in the joy of spending a long weekend at home while having a good set of movies to fall back on. "The ... Read More

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