While some mention disappointment with this "to parter" and may say the effect is "embarrassing" they fail to appreciate Agatha Christie's contemporary commentary on issues such as class and race, which she hardly shrouded in mystery. Rather, her mysteries always commented on "class and colonialism and the bad treatment of certain ethnic groups." I suppose you'd have to pay attention, however, and read beyond a certain ghoulish appreciation of a cleverly revealed cadaver.
Like this well-written new screenplay, her mysteries held up the glass, so to speak, to British society, showing how human nature and psychology touched each and every level of society. I think Agatha Christie would have admired the characterization of an elderly auntie, connecting with a Nigerian on a train to London. This supposition is based on her novels set in such far-flung locations as Egypt, Jerusalem, and Iraq.
This adaptation highlights the incisive perception of the author and her characterizations of the English country town. I highly recommend it as a modern adaptation completely aware of its storied history. It not only comments on the hierarchy of the society but also illustrates how such hierarchies lead to murder and dissolution of moral integrity.
Like this well-written new screenplay, her mysteries held up the glass, so to speak, to British society, showing how human nature and psychology touched each and every level of society. I think Agatha Christie would have admired the characterization of an elderly auntie, connecting with a Nigerian on a train to London. This supposition is based on her novels set in such far-flung locations as Egypt, Jerusalem, and Iraq.
This adaptation highlights the incisive perception of the author and her characterizations of the English country town. I highly recommend it as a modern adaptation completely aware of its storied history. It not only comments on the hierarchy of the society but also illustrates how such hierarchies lead to murder and dissolution of moral integrity.