![]() He makes a bit of an effort to scare her off but becomes impressed with her stubbornness and the two strike up a friendship. She does so with the knowledge that the place is haunted by the ghost of the sea captain who built the home. It starts in 1900, with recently widowed Lucy Muir moving into a beautiful English seaside cottage with her daughter and maid. Can you even imagine that being done today? No doubt a remake would find a way to work out a sexual connection. Issues of physical affection are a non-issue, leaving the couple from two different worlds to fall in love without it. This makes for an untraditional courtship. ![]() ![]() Muir is a uniquely romantic film as it is of a love story between a living person and a spirit. However I felt that the movie was too understated for my tastes, and it missed some opportunities – the comic potential of the house sharing arrangement is not realized, and also potentially dramatic circumstances surrounding Daniel’s death are hinted at but never explored.Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison in The Ghost and Mrs. It is true that the movie has an old-fashioned charm, and the concept and ending are unusual. “They truly do NOT make movies like this any more.” “By the end of the movie you sit there with a lump in your throat and you wish that you too could be haunted by a dashing sea captain!” “I am able to excuse Gene Tierney’s difficulties with acting and watch the great talents of Mr Harrison and Mankiewics” “This is such a lovely wonderful film and it’s number four on my favourite films list!” “Daniel’s farewell to his Lucia is one you will never forget and it’s easy to understand why Harrison was called Sexy Rexy back in the 40s” A lot of people love The Ghost and Mrs Muir – it has dozens of five star reviews on Amazon. The reason it is being recommended on this site is that Mrs Sunday is a big fan and has watched it many times. ![]() When Anna Muir’s name is carved onto a post on the beach, for all ships to see, it is carved on the side facing the shore, the wrong side.However, when that movie failed at the box office, the plans were cancelled. There were plans to remake it again as a movie in 1990, with Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, just after the pair made The Russia House.The Ghost and Mrs Muir was remade as a sitcom in the late 1960s, set in contemporary times.“Muir” is Gaelic for “the sea.” There is a saying that all sailors are married to the sea.The spirit couple hold hands and go out into the sunshine together. She dies peacefully, and the captain is there, waiting for her. Years later, Lucy believes she dreamt the captain up, until Anna (now grown up) reveals she remembers him too. However, Miles soon turns out to be a cad, with a wife in London, and Lucy ends the relationship. When Daniel realizes that Lucy is also attracted to Miles, he decides to bow out and so that Lucy can have a chance at happiness. The book is a success, but at the publishers Lucy meets Miles Fairley (George Sanders) who starts to woo her. When Lucy has financial problems, Daniel offers to help by dictating his life story (“Blood and Swash”) to Lucy, which she writes down and takes to a publisher. In doing so they get to know each other well, and become close. Lucy and Daniel agree to share the house, keeping his existence a secret from Anna. The house is haunted however, by the ghost of the former owner, Captain Daniel Gregg (Rex Harrison), who refuses to give up the house. The Ghost and Mrs Muir tells the story of widowed Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney) and her daughter Anna (Natalie Wood), who decide to leave their stifling in-laws, and rent a house by the sea. SPOILER ALERT: The plot summary and comments below contain details that might spoil your enjoyment of the movie if you have not already seen it. However it is a very different film – there are some comic moments in The Ghost and Mrs Muir, but this is a fantasy romance movie rather than a comedy. On the surface this might appear to be a 1940s version of “Ghost” but without the hilarious psychic, the home-made pottery, The Righteous Brothers, or Patrick Swayze’s naked torso. When another man comes onto the scene though, their relationship seems doomed. At first the pair do not get on, but soon they develop an affection for each other.
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