Posted by Peter Willis on July 08, 2003 at 10:22:29 from 195.92.168.166 user PeterWillis.
In Reply to: Re: The dramatisation that enraged Evgenia? posted by RichardG on July 08, 2003 at 09:29:23:
...or things that might have dismayed Andrew. Yes, the wearing of buoyancy aids (as I'm told we should call them). Yes, calling Titty Kitty, though I wasn't originally aware of this, the sound was so bad on the copy I saw. Generally, the decision to set it in present ('60s) time rather than the '30s, as in the carefully recreated 1974 film version. I particularly disliked seeing Mother in an A-line mac for some reason.
There is more emphasis on the burglar sub-plot than most people will think it desrves, but they do give full weight to the storm, which the film regrettably leaves out.
There are some copies around. It was shown at the National Film Theatre a couple of years ago.