Until seeing this I had forgotten how much I loved her writing. I think it's time for a revisit. Funny story: I was in my late teens in the early 1970's and had discovered, one summer morning in our towns branch library, "Rebecca". My mother and I didn't share the same taste in books (or much else at that time) but we did share a voracious hunger for reading. I had read about one third of "Rebecca" in one sitting that day and when my mother came home from work, I ran to her to tell her about this amazing book I had found. I told her it was exactly the kind of book that she would love and she let me rattle on and on finally stopping me to tell me she had read it when she was just a little older than me. I asked her why she had let me go on and on and she told me that it was because she was so happy to know that my taste in reading material was improving. A few months later the vintage movie house in our town happened to be showing the film and my mother and I went together. It was one of those nights that's etched into my heart. One of those rare times when my mother and I were truly on the same wave length. I lost my mother in 2012 but any mention of this book always brings back memories of bonding with her over this novel.
"Don't Look Now" traumatized me when I read it as a teen. That's when Daphne DuMaurier's name became indelibly inscribed in my memory. She was an incredible writer.
I first read Jamaica Inn when I was on holiday in Cornwall. Me and my girlfriend at the time drove down from Bristol and we were staying in an old caravan and the wind and rain were howling outside. Very atmospheric. I couldn't put the book down. Then I read other titles by Daphne du Maurier. I love her writing and her fascination with Cornwall. The magic of the place in undeniable. Always holidayed at my grand parents in a village called Constantine near the South Coast. Even went to primary school there for a bit. Now I'm lucky enough to live here permanently. I would advice anyone who hasn't visited the county before to do so. Now I've watched this video it has given me the urge to read the books I've not read yet. Thanks Daphne for the wonderful writing.
I didn't realize that she was such a complex and tortured soul. Of her books, Frenchman's Creek was my favorite. I can still imagine the heavy scent of summer lilacs and the sweet anticipation of a late night rendezvous with a mysterious pirate. It's been almost 50 years, and I suddenly have the urge to read it again. Thank you
I read House on the Strand many, many years ago for the first time. I loved it. But recently I read The Scapegoat and really loved it. Have read many more of hers but The Scapegoat will be my favorite.
I’ve read four of Du Maurier’s books and seen film versions of them all. This documentary has inspired me to find and read the rest of her books. Thanks.
I feel the same. I loved her books, read when I was younger and was introduced to them by my mother who was a voracious reader until her death aged 85.
@@sueannnatter5295I’ve read the Kings General, Jamaica Inn , Rebecca,My cousin Rachel , Don’t look now,Frenchman’s Creek , the Glassblowers Don’t look now was creepy
So odd. I read Rebecca when I was in High School about 1971. I thought Daphne Du Maurier was a very old writer, no longer living, like the Bronte sisters. I never knew until watching this how contemporary she was and am shocked that she was living until 1989! Imagine that! She was alive all that time! I loved the haunting book, Rebecca. Watching this Documentary makes me want to go back and read all her books.
The Couple from No 9 please is your next destination. It was my first thanks to TH-cam bringing DDM to my life. Never heard of her before and the joy of living in her skull was a great experience. It was an audio and readers of it were 😘. Find it NOW. It's a murder mystery. Be advised.
The House on The Strand and the Scapegoat are another two I read recently, time travel in the first and a twisty turns love story in the second. Such a great writer
"Rebecca" is my all-time favorite book and I have read it over and over since I was in my teens (I am much, much older now). If I lost a copy I always replaced it. I did read a couple of her other books. I think I need to read more. Thank you for an insightful video on Daphne du Maurier.
I first read Rebecca when I was thirteen, I have been enchanted by the beauty of Cornwall and the magical description of Manderley and Rebecca herself. It is the genius of Daphne Du Maurier to leave some of the unanswered questions about Rebecca always a mystery!
As a writer, certain writers inspire me to the point where I'll mute the volume, and go directly to my laptop to write, to be right with myself again- BUT not before thanking you for a great documentary. Thank you!
I just loved this doc. The part about her ancestors claiming they left their family castle during the revolution was funny. Glassblowers, sure why not. My father had told me we were descendants of Irish kings in my youth, only to find they were mostly fishermen from the Bantry Bay co Cork. Why not. What a woman, what a writer. Lady Browning and Daphne du Maurier, two different worlds. Cool story, well told. Thank you.
One of my favourite writers of all time; totally unafraid to write dark stories and excellent novels. Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel, The Birds, Don’t Look Now, The Glass Blowers, The House on the Strand, all these are my favourites. Thank you for posting this documentary. I saw it when it was first aired, and I was obsessed. And seeing her type and the manuscript of Rebecca at the end, that was a real treat! x
@@bloggerblogg5878 hello there! And nice to meet you! And honestly she is remarkable and deserved all the literary praise she gets. She deserves so much attention, for the way she writes and what she writes is just fascinating psychologically as well as emotionally.
Perhaps English is not your first language. To “look over” means to review, survey, consider or reconsider, analyze, etc. On the other hand, to “over look,” which is what I presume you meant, is to neglect, miss, fail to notice of consider, ignore, disregard, etc.
I think we can interpret this as overlooked rather than criticising Blue Quirk. I totally agree- I bought the first collection as a teenager. I think the meaning is that they are important.
What a perfectly lovely documentary. I'm so glad I found this. When I was fifteen, I read The Loving Spirit, my first introduction to Daphne Du Maurier. I barely understood it, but I loved it. Then later, in my early twenties, I read most of her other works. Rebecca and The Parasites, being my favorites. I began a lifelong love affair with Daphne Du Maurier. She was so talented, so skilled, and so fascinating. The reality is that Daphne Du Maurier has impacted my life as a writer, and reader more than any other author. When I was finishing my masters degree, I took a writing class and for a PP presentation, I chose to do one on Daphne Du Maurier. I've loved her and her works for decades.
Yes, her writing was incredible. I feel this "documentary" was inflammatory and likely written from a 2020's point of view rather than the facts that were the normal part of a privileged life during her day. I thought this video was horrible. So much conjecture and opinion with no facts at all. Where are the love letters for all these women she was supposedly in love with? I'm not buying it. The culture of that day was very different than now.
I read Rebecca when I was sixteen many years ago now. But it was a novel that stayed with me all my life a true masterpiece, vivid descriptive and utterly absorbing. A really enjoyable documentary.
Haunting and compelling. So much information about a very complex human being and her writing. I’ll never again think of her or her work quite like I did before viewing this documentary. She was a genius. Thank you Write Like!
Funny, I never thought of the writer of REBECCA as a real human being, different from the well known BRONTE sisters. Idiot me!. She was so obviously gay, maybe bi but the trousers, her walk, there is no doubt.
Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, Frenchman’s Creek, House on the Strand, The King’s General, and The Scapegoat are all among my favorite books by DuMaurier. She’s just an amazing writer.
I just ended my 28th year as an English teacher, and I am already excited to meet new students and build new relationships when I return in the fall. Your love of teaching and books is refreshing! I hope you are able to keep this fervor for the profession as long as it serves you. I LOVE teaching and everything that comes along with it. Thank you for sharing bits and pieces of your journey and thoughts with us (also, thanks for recommending Matt and Mark - as I follow them now as well).
I reread the Scapegoat every few years. I came across a movie made in 2012 with Matthew Rhys who I enjoy as an actor. He is great in Perry Mason. The Scapegoat is definitely my favorite. I also loved Victoria Holt novels as a young girl. I was packing up things left in my father’s business garage one year after my mother passed away. (She died spring of 2020 but not of covid. Due to my surgery I couldn’t make it back to her funeral. We had a celebration of life ceremony for her one year later.) Anyway, in the garage I found all of my old Victoria Holt books. Memories!
This documentary gets much better as it goes along. As an aside It is enchanting to see Daphne the writer driving along in 'Daphne' the little DAF car that was at the time the easiest car to drive.
I just started reading The Kings General, one of hers I had not read before. I had to get an interlibrary loan because my library system didn't have a single copy. They found a collage library in Iowa that had a copy they were willing to lend. It has a printing date of 1949 on the info page. Its cloth covered, the spine is broken, and the pages are yellow and brittle. As I hold it, I wonder how many other people have held it and read through the story of Honor and Richard. And I feel sad for all the people who won't get to read it because public libraries no longer have du Maurier's work in their collection. What a shame that is.
I loved her writing and her way of starting simply and from there going in to a gothic novel that fills the mind with all manner of emotion. "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly again". So simple, so mundane and then the story begins to unfold and you don't dare put the book down because you're afraid to miss something, what I don't know. All so very suspenseful.
she was ofcourse a genius. one of the great writing geniuses of our time. we will never understand why some are chosen to be so outstanding. the story of her life etched briefly but so compellingly in this documentary is inspiring and somehow we can all relate to it except her genius ofcourse. one just cannot help loving and admiring this marvellous hyman being.
Wow! what a wonderful bio. I remember seeing the movie, 'Don't Look Now', in the 70s - it still haunts me. What a fine writer, but also one who made a mark on the culture itself. That's a great writer.
Thank you for sharing this very insightful information about this intriguing woman and author. I find that she was way ahead of her time and very profound in writing her stories. She was a courageous and brave soul and contributed a great deal to us for her writing talents.
My fave is Jamaica Inn. I've read the book and seen a couple of different film adaptations of it (Maureen O'Hara, Jane Seymour) and am always intrigued by this tale of mystery and romance. It is the basis of my fascination with Cornwall, that I would love to visit some day.
and you would be so welcome when you visit. I live just down the road from the Jamaica Inn. Only one word of warning, be sure you are able to reverse cars, when you see our roads you will understand what I mean!
Prior to watching this documentary, I only "knew" Daphne du Maurier through her writing. This history of her shows just how much of an amazing, fascinating, and romantic life she lead. Outstanding work here. Thank you for uploading this.
Wonderful documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I never heard of this lady and was very surprised to learn that The Birds came from her . She sure lived her life to the max .
I have read all her books and my favorites are Rebecca, my cousin Rachel and the house on the strand. They all seem to have a sense of mystery. Fascinating woman.
I have read almost all her novels and short stories as I love her writing style which is so engrossing. Most recently I enjoyed "The House on the Strand" which I really recommend.
I have read Rebecca several times. First as a teen and then as an adult. I love the Hitchcock movie and have watched it several times as well. Thank you for this very interesting biography.
I'm quite amazed to discover that i've never read or seen a biography of Dafene du Maurier. While i don't read/watch the genre as a regular habit, i do enjoy them & am surprised i've not come across one that peaked my interest before now. Whether here or on one of the several online book sites i use. [mind you, at almost 70, it's not impossible that i consumed one in the distant past & am having a senior moment memory gap 😆] I'm extremely pleased to have come across this one. She is a thouroughly fascinating, complex creature & this documentary has done a marvelous job covering so many aspects of her character & life. It's worth a second viewing to really take it all in. So, thanks muchly for the upload, it's greatly appreciated. ✌ 💜 from Canada.
I’m a Costa Rican Chinese and I encountered Du Maurier’s short stories and mysteries from my English as a second language courses and at the first story I fell in love with her vivid and deeply insightful style of writing. She can actually transport you to that fantastic world and enjoy every beautiful words in her writings.
Excellent and informative. I'm reading The Birds right now. It's not anything like the Hitchcock film , which I love, but it is brilliant in it's own way.
This was a beautiful well researched documentary. Whilst I'm familiar with Daphne's books I didn't know anything about her. As others have said after watching this I'll look out for her books...thank you.
I loved her as a writer and l devoured all her books such strange and captivant word she brought me in ! Her life as a woman did not surprise me at all !
i am working on a story now. i love to write. i was told i am articualte enough to write. so i started, but question my writing ability, and story writing ability. what about her writings drew you in.
The house on the Strand is my favorite book. I had to buy a new copy several times because when you lend someone a book like that they tend to not give it back:) They should have made it into a movie.
@@sachdevkaurbala9705 You will not regret that. I would have liked to tell you a little about what it is about so you would know if it is your kind of thing but I guess you can read that on the back of the book. It's just really special, If you like this book there is one by another author that is different but has something in common and I have had to buy that a few times too and when the internet came it made me google a lot:) The light is not working in my bedroom so can't check the title right now but let me know if you like The house on the Strand and I will let you know:)
It occurs to me that Daphne DuMaurier's shadow person was so close to the surface, the tension between the shadow and the persona may have been exactly what she needed for her amazing creativity.
Great documentary. My favourite is Jamaica Inn but i love everything she ever wrote. Nice to see the immensely creepy short story The Doll mentioned here. I'm going back to read them all again. ❤
Fascinating and well done doc. Thank you Author Documentaries! Definitely inspired to return to du Maurier's work; I was very young last reading yet it has lasted nearly a lifetime...💌
I read Rebecca as a child - my Mother was a great reader - but I think my Granny Farrow gave me the book. I saw the movie years later and found it absolutely absorbing - especially the twist at the end - do we ever really know ourselves and others deep, deep inside... Thank you for a well researched and objective documentary on her life, inner thoughts, and her complex character... God bless, Merle
Thank you for a fascinating documentary into the life of du Maurier. If I ever knew she wrote "The Birds" I had forgotten it. I also do not think I have read "House on the Strand." I will have to check it out (both figuratively and literally, from the library.)
The Blue Lenses - perhaps not so famous, but one of her best stories. Marda West after the eye surgery acquires an extraordinary ability to see the people around her as they really are. Their true natures! After the operation she cannot see the characters, she only knows how they sound, smell and move. But when the lenses were fitted, what she saw was absolutely unexpected. One of the nurses had the had of a cow, another - the head of a snake. Her husband had the head of a vulture with a blood-soaked beak...And a terrific ending! I thought that it could be a fantastic cartoon movie - unlimited possibilities for animators!
My mother bought full colection of her books and i read them all by 18 yo.She managed to have so many diferent themes in her books-obviously she had a good education and broad interests.She is one of my favorite female writers.
Marvelous, darling Daphne. Life drenched with with all sides with painted colors, light and dark. BRILLANCE extradanaire. Reverence! ✨️ ❤️ ✨️Exatacly what writers do.
I just love her. I loved the times she lived in. I loved "The Doll" and treasure my copy of the book. The short story "The Doll" about a woman who was able to live independently of real men (like myself) was literary brilliance. She lived in the time of the Bloomsbury Group (Bohemians in London), to whom I am attracted, and she had the rebellious nature I adore and admire. I want to read the best biography on her life. Any recommendations?
I totally agree that House on the Strand is her masterpiece. It's always been one of my favorite things in the world. I thought it was just me, but evidently I'm not alone.
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Until seeing this I had forgotten how much I loved her writing. I think it's time for a revisit. Funny story: I was in my late teens in the early 1970's and had discovered, one summer morning in our towns branch library, "Rebecca". My mother and I didn't share the same taste in books (or much else at that time) but we did share a voracious hunger for reading. I had read about one third of "Rebecca" in one sitting that day and when my mother came home from work, I ran to her to tell her about this amazing book I had found. I told her it was exactly the kind of book that she would love and she let me rattle on and on finally stopping me to tell me she had read it when she was just a little older than me. I asked her why she had let me go on and on and she told me that it was because she was so happy to know that my taste in reading material was improving. A few months later the vintage movie house in our town happened to be showing the film and my mother and I went together. It was one of those nights that's etched into my heart. One of those rare times when my mother and I were truly on the same wave length. I lost my mother in 2012 but any mention of this book always brings back memories of bonding with her over this novel.
Thank You so much for sharing. 🥰
How wonderful to have such a beautiful memory of your mom.
Such wonderful memory, I lost my Mother too in 2012, and the memories of my parents keep me alive.
What a lovely story ❤
What a wonderful memory. It's inspiring me to initiate a bonding session with my adult daughter.
"Don't Look Now" traumatized me when I read it as a teen. That's when Daphne DuMaurier's name became indelibly inscribed in my memory. She was an incredible writer.
I was blown away by the movie with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland… I loved Daphne’s books
I first read Jamaica Inn when I was on holiday in Cornwall. Me and my girlfriend at the time drove down from Bristol and we were staying in an old caravan and the wind and rain were howling outside. Very atmospheric. I couldn't put the book down. Then I read other titles by Daphne du Maurier. I love her writing and her fascination with Cornwall. The magic of the place in undeniable. Always holidayed at my grand parents in a village called Constantine near the South Coast. Even went to primary school there for a bit. Now I'm lucky enough to live here permanently. I would advice anyone who hasn't visited the county before to do so. Now I've watched this video it has given me the urge to read the books I've not read yet. Thanks Daphne for the wonderful writing.
I've stayed at Jamaica inn a few times, one winter they had a ghost hunting team there.
I didn't realize that she was such a complex and tortured soul. Of her books, Frenchman's Creek was my favorite. I can still imagine the heavy scent of summer lilacs and the sweet anticipation of a late night rendezvous with a mysterious pirate. It's been almost 50 years, and I suddenly have the urge to read it again. Thank you
It's on TH-cam as an audiobook. I hadn't read that one before, and it made 48 year old me want to run off and be a pirate. 🤣
Now it's on audiobook.
Incest, lesbian affairs with her head mistress, going by, and dressing as a boy! Pretty much the complete tortured soul, I'd say.
It's my favorite also!
I’m going read it again 😂
I read House on the Strand many, many years ago for the first time. I loved it. But recently I read The Scapegoat and really loved it. Have read many more of hers but The Scapegoat will be my favorite.
I’ve read four of Du Maurier’s books and seen film versions of them all. This documentary has inspired me to find and read the rest of her books. Thanks.
Which ones?
Me too! 📚
I feel the same. I loved her books, read when I was younger and was introduced to them by my mother who was a voracious reader until her death aged 85.
@@sueannnatter5295I’ve read the Kings General, Jamaica Inn , Rebecca,My cousin Rachel , Don’t look now,Frenchman’s Creek , the Glassblowers Don’t look now was creepy
Me too.
So odd. I read Rebecca when I was in High School about 1971. I thought Daphne Du Maurier was a very old writer, no longer living, like the Bronte sisters. I never knew until watching this how contemporary she was and am shocked that she was living until 1989! Imagine that! She was alive all that time! I loved the haunting book, Rebecca. Watching this Documentary makes me want to go back and read all her books.
The Couple from No 9 please is your next destination. It was my first thanks to TH-cam bringing DDM to my life. Never heard of her before and the joy of living in her skull was a great experience. It was an audio and readers of it were 😘. Find it NOW. It's a murder mystery. Be advised.
The House on The Strand and the Scapegoat are another two I read recently, time travel in the first and a twisty turns love story in the second. Such a great writer
@@winniethuo9736 - is that a Daphne book?
"Rebecca" is my all-time favorite book and I have read it over and over since I was in my teens (I am much, much older now). If I lost a copy I always replaced it. I did read a couple of her other books. I think I need to read more. Thank you for an insightful video on Daphne du Maurier.
I first read Rebecca when I was thirteen, I have been enchanted by the beauty of Cornwall and the magical description of Manderley and Rebecca herself. It is the genius of Daphne Du Maurier to leave some of the unanswered questions about Rebecca always a mystery!
As a writer, certain writers inspire me to the point where I'll mute the volume, and go directly to my laptop to write, to be right with myself again- BUT not before thanking you for a great documentary. Thank you!
Yes l agree Daphne's books simply must be reread. I am now in my eighty-first year. !!!!! Thanks, Valérie ❤️❤️❤️
I just loved this doc. The part about her ancestors claiming they left their family castle during the revolution was funny. Glassblowers, sure why not. My father had told me we were descendants of Irish kings in my youth, only to find they were mostly fishermen from the Bantry Bay co Cork. Why not. What a woman, what a writer. Lady Browning and Daphne du Maurier, two different worlds. Cool story, well told. Thank you.
I love Daphne's story... she's so mysterious, smart, witty and strong. Thank you to everyone for this incredibly sweet story of her life.
One of my favourite writers of all time; totally unafraid to write dark stories and excellent novels. Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel, The Birds, Don’t Look Now, The Glass Blowers, The House on the Strand, all these are my favourites. Thank you for posting this documentary. I saw it when it was first aired, and I was obsessed. And seeing her type and the manuscript of Rebecca at the end, that was a real treat! x
You're welcome and thanks! She is fearless. I consider her an influence for sure
You are right, her books haunt your memory
Hello another person, who's favorite write is Daphne. Happy to meet you, I never met anyone yet who shares my love to her.
@@bloggerblogg5878 hello there! And nice to meet you! And honestly she is remarkable and deserved all the literary praise she gets. She deserves so much attention, for the way she writes and what she writes is just fascinating psychologically as well as emotionally.
@@TheLightofAniu I agree with all. That's why I always tell everyone she deserves more attention!
Her short stories are not to be looked over . Original and spellbinding
Perhaps English is not your first language. To “look over” means to review, survey, consider or reconsider, analyze, etc. On the other hand, to “over look,” which is what I presume you meant, is to neglect, miss, fail to notice of consider, ignore, disregard, etc.
I think we can interpret this as overlooked rather than criticising Blue Quirk. I totally agree- I bought the first collection as a teenager. I think the meaning is that they are important.
@@sylviekins To me, Inkyguy wasn't criticizing, but clarifying. If someone corrected my English usage, I'd appreciate it.
@@alanaronald244 that was what I meant by what I said-perhaps it didn’t come across correctly.
What a perfectly lovely documentary. I'm so glad I found this. When I was fifteen, I read The Loving Spirit, my first introduction to Daphne Du Maurier. I barely understood it, but I loved it. Then later, in my early twenties, I read most of her other works. Rebecca and The Parasites, being my favorites. I began a lifelong love affair with Daphne Du Maurier. She was so talented, so skilled, and so fascinating. The reality is that Daphne Du Maurier has impacted my life as a writer, and reader more than any other author. When I was finishing my masters degree, I took a writing class and for a PP presentation, I chose to do one on Daphne Du Maurier. I've loved her and her works for decades.
Yes, her writing was incredible. I feel this "documentary" was inflammatory and likely written from a 2020's point of view rather than the facts that were the normal part of a privileged life during her day. I thought this video was horrible. So much conjecture and opinion with no facts at all. Where are the love letters for all these women she was supposedly in love with? I'm not buying it. The culture of that day was very different than now.
@@yesiownfrodo The facts are presented in the wonderful biography Manderly Forever, taken from her letters to Ellen Doubleday.
I read Rebecca when I was sixteen many years ago now. But it was a novel that stayed with me all my life a true masterpiece, vivid descriptive and utterly absorbing. A really enjoyable documentary.
Haunting and compelling. So much information about a very complex human being and her writing.
I’ll never again think of her or her work quite like I did before viewing this documentary. She was a genius. Thank you Write Like!
You're welcome!
Funny, I never thought of the writer of REBECCA as a real human being, different from the well known BRONTE sisters. Idiot me!. She was so obviously gay, maybe bi but the trousers, her walk, there is no doubt.
Thank you so very much for this documentary about Daphne du Maurier. I had no idea how complex she was. Her writing's will forever live on.
Jamaica Inn is my favorite book of all time. I started reading and I physically could not put it down until I read every last page.
Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, Frenchman’s Creek, House on the Strand, The King’s General, and The Scapegoat are all among my favorite books by DuMaurier. She’s just an amazing writer.
Ah, the Scapegoat-excellent.
@@johnkelly7757 Me, too. Definitely The Scapegoat was my very, very favorite.
I just got the scapegoat. Can’t wait to read it!
The Scapegoat, excellent!
as a teenager I was obsessed with Rebecca. Wonderful book.
Same here! I must have read it a hundred times!
Me top 😅
@@mariemorgan7759 Me as well-I love the last paragraph.
And your name is Norma Desmond.....do you have a monkey?
The House on the Strand is my favourite🥰
I was in the 6th grade when my teacher gave me a copy of "Rebecca" to read. I've been a Du Maurier fan ever since!
I just ended my 28th year as an English teacher, and I am already excited to meet new students and build new relationships when I return in the fall. Your love of teaching and books is refreshing! I hope you are able to keep this fervor for the profession as long as it serves you. I LOVE teaching and everything that comes along with it. Thank you for sharing bits and pieces of your journey and thoughts with us (also, thanks for recommending Matt and Mark - as I follow them now as well).
I read Jamaica Inn when I was 16 .. It changed something in me ..,I'm still here .. Thanx Ya'll >>> J D
Utterly fascinating. Thank you. I shall revisit Dame Daphne's books now.
Wonderful insights on the person behind the author's fame. Thank you.
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I reread the Scapegoat every few years.
I came across a movie made in 2012 with Matthew Rhys who I enjoy as an actor. He is great in Perry Mason.
The Scapegoat is definitely my favorite.
I also loved Victoria Holt novels as a young girl. I was packing up things left in my father’s business garage one year after my mother passed away. (She died spring of 2020 but not of covid. Due to my surgery I couldn’t make it back to her funeral. We had a celebration of life ceremony for her one year later.) Anyway, in the garage I found all of my old Victoria Holt books. Memories!
Beautiful documentary ❤ I never heard nor read her books - but this has now inspired me to definitely read her works 😊 Thank you
This documentary gets much better as it goes along. As an aside It is enchanting to see Daphne the writer driving along in 'Daphne' the little DAF car that was at the time the easiest car to drive.
THE HOUSE ON THE STRAND is one of my favorites by Daphne du Maurier.
excellent book, I agree. She had an innate understanding of the many facets of human nature.
She has always been a favorite author of mine. I loved this filmed biography. Thank you!
Lyrical biography of one of my favorite authors. Thank you. Beautifully done.
I just started reading The Kings General, one of hers I had not read before. I had to get an interlibrary loan because my library system didn't have a single copy. They found a collage library in Iowa that had a copy they were willing to lend. It has a printing date of 1949 on the info page. Its cloth covered, the spine is broken, and the pages are yellow and brittle. As I hold it, I wonder how many other people have held it and read through the story of Honor and Richard. And I feel sad for all the people who won't get to read it because public libraries no longer have du Maurier's work in their collection. What a shame that is.
That's such a great book, yet not so well known for some reason. Such an exciting tale.
I agree. It was hard to put this book down and I hated when the story ended. Honor was an amazing character. @@suecondon1685
I loved her writing and her way of starting simply and from there going in to a gothic novel that fills the mind with all manner of emotion. "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderly again". So simple, so mundane and then the story begins to unfold and you don't dare put the book down because you're afraid to miss something, what I don't know. All so very suspenseful.
she was ofcourse a genius. one of the great writing geniuses of our time. we will never understand why some are chosen to be so outstanding. the story of her life etched briefly but so compellingly in this documentary is inspiring and somehow we can all relate to it except her genius ofcourse. one just cannot help loving and admiring this marvellous hyman being.
gush much?
Two brilliant short stories for new fans to start with : The Blue Lenses. And : The Old Man . Brilliance !!
No Motive is another
What a wonderful documentary. So profound and intelligent.
I loved The King’s General. One of the best books I’ve ever read. Thank you for this insight into her life and artistry.
Yes! it's a mystery why this book isn't talked so much about. Definitely one of my favourite books.
Wow! what a wonderful bio. I remember seeing the movie, 'Don't Look Now', in the 70s - it still haunts me. What a fine writer, but also one who made a mark on the culture itself. That's a great writer.
Thank you for a fascinating biography. I've been a fan of du Maurier's work for many years. I especially love "Rebecca" and "The Birds".
I was totally absorbed in this documentary. Thank you.
Wonderful documentary. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this very insightful information about this intriguing woman and author. I find that she was way ahead of her time and very profound in writing her stories. She was a courageous and brave soul and contributed a great deal to us for her writing talents.
Agreed! She's one of my favs
I keep thinking of Patricia Highmith. Am I crazy only else think the same way?
@@anairenemartinez165 I’ve never heard of her
Autumn She is mostly known for writing psychological thrillers such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train.
I just finished The House on the Strand. I read Rebecca in high school and plan on rereading it. I love her writing.
Thanks for uploading such an interesting documentary. "Don't Look Now" has always been one of my favourite films.
Thoroughly enjoyable and informative. Thank you for sharing this film.
My fave is Jamaica Inn. I've read the book and seen a couple of different film adaptations of it (Maureen O'Hara, Jane Seymour) and am always intrigued by this tale of mystery and romance. It is the basis of my fascination with Cornwall, that I would love to visit some day.
Do they still have the Daphne du Maurier festival at Fowey ?
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Yes. The last festival took place May 6-14, 2022.
and you would be so welcome when you visit. I live just down the road from the Jamaica Inn. Only one word of warning, be sure you are able to reverse cars, when you see our roads you will understand what I mean!
Prior to watching this documentary, I only "knew" Daphne du Maurier through her writing. This history of her shows just how much of an amazing, fascinating, and romantic life she lead. Outstanding work here. Thank you for uploading this.
Wonderful documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I never heard of this lady and was very surprised to learn that The Birds came from her . She sure lived her life to the max .
Fascinating and moving. I haven’t read all of her books but loved her writing. A great insight into her as a person and a writer.
I have read all her books and my favorites are Rebecca, my cousin Rachel and the house on the strand. They all seem to have a sense of mystery. Fascinating woman.
Fascinating to be sure! I can understand how the landscape along with her internal conflicts influenced her and her characters.
I have read almost all her novels and short stories as I love her writing style which is so engrossing. Most recently I enjoyed "The House on the Strand" which I really recommend.
I've always loved du Maurier's work. It's good to know more about her.
I have read Rebecca several times. First as a teen and then as an adult. I love the Hitchcock movie and have watched it several times as well. Thank you for this very interesting biography.
Same. Rebecca is my favorite💜
I'm quite amazed to discover that i've never read or seen a biography of Dafene du Maurier. While i don't read/watch the genre as a regular habit, i do enjoy them & am surprised i've not come across one that peaked my interest before now. Whether here or on one of the several online book sites i use. [mind you, at almost 70, it's not impossible that i consumed one in the distant past & am having a senior moment memory gap 😆] I'm extremely pleased to have come across this one. She is a thouroughly fascinating, complex creature & this documentary has done a marvelous job covering so many aspects of her character & life. It's worth a second viewing to really take it all in. So, thanks muchly for the upload, it's greatly appreciated. ✌ 💜 from Canada.
Beautiful documentary! Her struggle with Rebecca, one of my favorite books, is fascinating. She was haunted by her in real life too.
What a lovely documentary! Well done! Will search out her books now. Thank you for this! Subscribing :)
I’m a Costa Rican Chinese and I encountered Du Maurier’s short stories and mysteries from my English as a second language courses and at the first story I fell in love with her vivid and deeply insightful style of writing. She can actually transport you to that fantastic world and enjoy every beautiful words in her writings.
Came here after reading rebecca ... i am speechless by how much information this vdo contains. Its like a little biography....♡♡
Excellent and informative. I'm reading The Birds right now. It's not anything like the Hitchcock film , which I love, but it is brilliant in it's own way.
No matter how good the films are, I think the books are best
This was a beautiful well researched documentary. Whilst I'm familiar with Daphne's books I didn't know anything about her. As others have said after watching this I'll look out for her books...thank you.
I loved her as a writer and l devoured all her books such strange and captivant word she brought me in ! Her life as a woman did not surprise me at all !
i am working on a story now. i love to write. i was told i am articualte enough to write. so i started, but question my writing ability, and story writing ability. what about her writings drew you in.
It was a superbly researched documentary,insightful and inspirational
wow! amazing, enlightening, well told and seriously compassionate. A beautiful and enthralling documentary. Thank you.
This was wonderful! I loved her books.
Well done documentary on an amazing person; interviews are appreciated; I watch Rebecca over and over again; at least twice a year.
The house on the Strand is my favorite book. I had to buy a new copy several times because when you lend someone a book like that they tend to not give it back:) They should have made it into a movie.
I have read a few of her books, but only liked Rebecca. I have not read The house on the Strand, but on your recommendation will read it.
@@sachdevkaurbala9705 You will not regret that. I would have liked to tell you a little about what it is about so you would know if it is your kind of thing but I guess you can read that on the back of the book. It's just really special, If you like this book there is one by another author that is different but has something in common and I have had to buy that a few times too and when the internet came it made me google a lot:) The light is not working in my bedroom so can't check the title right now but let me know if you like The house on the Strand and I will let you know:)
So sweet of you to take the effort to reply. Thanks, I appreciate it.
@@sachdevkaurbala9705 Maybe you'watched just watched the film adaptions?
I haven't read Rebecca since the '70's, I loved it! I found a paperback a few yrs ago bc I want to read it again soon!
It occurs to me that Daphne DuMaurier's shadow person was so close to the surface, the tension between the shadow and the persona may have been exactly what she needed for her amazing creativity.
everyone has different writing force!
Wonderful thoroughly enjoyed this informative and sensitive documentary. Inspired me to read more of her work.
A Fascinating woman…deep and wonderful stories she wrote…still a great read today and in a century from now 😊
Just brilliant documentary of such an independent mind who puts pen to paper in an unmatched way.
She was very beautifull, even as a child.
Thanks for the information of one of my favorite authors.
Great documentary. My favourite is Jamaica Inn but i love everything she ever wrote. Nice to see the immensely creepy short story The Doll mentioned here. I'm going back to read them all again. ❤
Her life was an amazing story! Great doco, thank you.
Wonderful Biography!
A most engaging documentary.
Fascinating and well done doc. Thank you Author Documentaries! Definitely inspired to return to du Maurier's work; I was very young last reading yet it has lasted nearly a lifetime...💌
I read Rebecca as a child - my Mother was a great reader - but I think my Granny Farrow gave me the book.
I saw the movie years later and found it absolutely absorbing - especially the twist at the end - do we ever really know ourselves and others deep, deep inside...
Thank you for a well researched and objective documentary on her life, inner thoughts, and her complex character...
God bless, Merle
I Was at my 30 's so obssesed with her, and years later i understand how much every book she wrote affected me in a good way. She is my number one.
Great documentary, but that pronunciation of Balmoral was shocking lol
Also what sounded like, "Fowley"
Thank you she was a remarkable person. Loved this. 💕💕
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I had forgotten about Daphne too... now I remember all the adventures n romances the library introduced me to. RIP Daphne du.
Thank you for a fascinating documentary into the life of du Maurier. If I ever knew she wrote "The Birds" I had forgotten it. I also do not think I have read "House on the Strand." I will have to check it out (both figuratively and literally, from the library.)
Outstanding documentary !
The House on the Strand is another one of her novels I love. I've always known it would make a great film, but it's been ignored.
There’s a great radio drama on BBC radio
The Blue Lenses - perhaps not so famous, but one of her best stories. Marda West after the eye surgery acquires an extraordinary ability to see the people around her as they really are. Their true natures! After the operation she cannot see the characters, she only knows how they sound, smell and move. But when the lenses were fitted, what she saw was absolutely unexpected. One of the nurses had the had of a cow, another - the head of a snake. Her husband had the head of a vulture with a blood-soaked beak...And a terrific ending! I thought that it could be a fantastic cartoon movie - unlimited possibilities for animators!
This book is also unforgettable!💙
And now I’m off to look up all her books, especially her short stories. I hope they’re still available. What a lovely bio, compelling.
Such talent! Her books draw you in to a wondrous landscape and always a mystery.
The first novel I read of Du Maurier was Jamaica Inn. Still love it!
My mother bought full colection of her books and i read them all by 18 yo.She managed to have so many diferent themes in her books-obviously she had a good education and broad interests.She is one of my favorite female writers.
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Thank you! great video!! I love Rebecca, I read it in English and in Spanish. I think the best movie based on the book was Rebecca 1997.
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Marvelous, darling Daphne. Life drenched with with all sides with painted colors, light and dark. BRILLANCE extradanaire. Reverence! ✨️ ❤️ ✨️Exatacly what writers do.
I just love her. I loved the times she lived in. I loved "The Doll" and treasure my copy of the book. The short story "The Doll" about a woman who was able to live independently of real men (like myself) was literary brilliance. She lived in the time of the Bloomsbury Group (Bohemians in London), to whom I am attracted, and she had the rebellious nature I adore and admire. I want to read the best biography on her life. Any recommendations?
The sources for the Wikipedia entry "Daphne du Maurier" include at least one academic biography of her.
Du Maurier was not influenced by the Bloomsbury group Non at all
Funny how words can be so powerful. 'Last night I dreamt I went to Hull' just doesn't evoke the same emotion.
LOL!
I totally agree that House on the Strand is her masterpiece. It's always been one of my favorite things in the world. I thought it was just me, but evidently I'm not alone.
I love House on the Strand too, but I don’t know anyone else whos read it!
@@megbrown5463 I've recommended it to so many people, but it seems hardly anyone wants to read anymore. Sad.
I'm torn between House On The Strand , and Rebecca.
@@rosamariamendoza1466 Both great books. Of course, pretty much anything she wrote was great.
Superb telling of a great writer’s life!
I named my daughter Rebecca after this book🎉