Daphne du Maurier documentary

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  • Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (13 May 1907 - 19 April 1989) was an English author and playwright.
    Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel, and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories The Birds and Don't Look Now/Not After Midnight.
    Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive.
    Her parents were actor/manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and stage actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was writer and cartoonist George du Maurier.
    Daphne du Maurier documentary
    2016

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  • @851Sharon
    @851Sharon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1031

    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.

    • @kristabratcher3276
      @kristabratcher3276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Thank You so much for sharing. 🥰

    • @TheMarinemom02
      @TheMarinemom02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      How wonderful to have such a beautiful memory of your mom.

    • @radhavasam
      @radhavasam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Such wonderful memory, I lost my Mother too in 2012, and the memories of my parents keep me alive.

    • @anabrito1693
      @anabrito1693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      What a lovely story ❤

    • @katherinebennit5907
      @katherinebennit5907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      What a wonderful memory. It's inspiring me to initiate a bonding session with my adult daughter.

  • @TheLightofAniu
    @TheLightofAniu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    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

    • @AuthorDocumentaries
      @AuthorDocumentaries  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You're welcome and thanks! She is fearless. I consider her an influence for sure

    • @johnford6967
      @johnford6967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You are right, her books haunt your memory

    • @bloggerblogg5878
      @bloggerblogg5878 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello another person, who's favorite write is Daphne. Happy to meet you, I never met anyone yet who shares my love to her.

    • @TheLightofAniu
      @TheLightofAniu ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

    • @bloggerblogg5878
      @bloggerblogg5878 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheLightofAniu I agree with all. That's why I always tell everyone she deserves more attention!

  • @cheri238
    @cheri238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Marvelous, darling Daphne. Life drenched with with all sides with painted colors, light and dark. BRILLANCE extradanaire. Reverence! ✨️ ❤️ ✨️Exatacly what writers do.

  • @suwaidajalal
    @suwaidajalal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The first novel I read of Du Maurier was Jamaica Inn. Still love it!

  • @CrosbieLane
    @CrosbieLane 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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...💌

  • @carolthomas8528
    @carolthomas8528 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We hear how Daphne du Maurier spoke so why do we have an American voice over . It was a pleasant enough voice but lacked authenticity.

  • @polyglotpress
    @polyglotpress 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I read *Jamaica Inn* as an adult and it scared me to death. Without having discussed any particular book, my French mother remarked on the Dame.

  • @laurae7594
    @laurae7594 ปีที่แล้ว

    O M G leí todos sus libros finales de los sesenta.Salvo mi padre todos éramos y yo sigo siendo una devoradora de libros.Ahora ya mayor tuve que limpiar la casa tuve que regalar más de 3000 libros y creo que lloré al deshacerme de algunos entre ellos estaban los de Dafne, era el recuerdo de aquella adolescencia, solitaria, inocente pero feliz hasta ahora vejez.Fue un tierno, emocionante y melancólico momento.
    Muchas gracias donde esté por esos entrañables momentos de adolescencia que nos brindó.
    Gracias ♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @monicacall7532
    @monicacall7532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    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.

    • @sueannnatter5295
      @sueannnatter5295 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which ones?

    • @CaliWeHo
      @CaliWeHo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too! 📚

    • @rover790
      @rover790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

    • @hninzilwin3288
      @hninzilwin3288 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@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

    • @earth7451
      @earth7451 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Me too.

  • @karieanne25
    @karieanne25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    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.

    • @winniethuo9736
      @winniethuo9736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

    • @Nina5144
      @Nina5144 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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

    • @Nina5144
      @Nina5144 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@winniethuo9736 - is that a Daphne book?

  • @marieelena
    @marieelena 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    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!

  • @scarlettg6136
    @scarlettg6136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    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

    • @waypay1
      @waypay1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      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. 🤣

    • @eunicestone838
      @eunicestone838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now it's on audiobook.

    • @rallyeraidr7841
      @rallyeraidr7841 ปีที่แล้ว

      Incest, lesbian affairs with her head mistress, going by, and dressing as a boy! Pretty much the complete tortured soul, I'd say.

    • @annetteschmitz646
      @annetteschmitz646 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's my favorite also!

    • @normankilpatrick7361
      @normankilpatrick7361 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m going read it again 😂

  • @Bonitawrites
    @Bonitawrites ปีที่แล้ว +44

    "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.

    • @georginaradley8369
      @georginaradley8369 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I was blown away by the movie with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland… I loved Daphne’s books

  • @rattyrachel4316
    @rattyrachel4316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    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!

    • @AuthorDocumentaries
      @AuthorDocumentaries  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're welcome!

    • @anairenemartinez165
      @anairenemartinez165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

  • @Jack-lt7hi
    @Jack-lt7hi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    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.

    • @lucius4556
      @lucius4556 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've stayed at Jamaica inn a few times, one winter they had a ghost hunting team there.

  • @bluequirk5384
    @bluequirk5384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Her short stories are not to be looked over . Original and spellbinding

    • @inkyguy
      @inkyguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

    • @sylviekins
      @sylviekins 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

    • @alanaronald244
      @alanaronald244 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@sylviekins To me, Inkyguy wasn't criticizing, but clarifying. If someone corrected my English usage, I'd appreciate it.

    • @sylviekins
      @sylviekins 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@alanaronald244 that was what I meant by what I said-perhaps it didn’t come across correctly.

  • @iefarrington5473
    @iefarrington5473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Yes l agree Daphne's books simply must be reread. I am now in my eighty-first year. !!!!! Thanks, Valérie ❤️❤️❤️

  • @janedenktasli1015
    @janedenktasli1015 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fowey is pronounced "Foy". There are multiple other mispronunciations also that made this unwatchable.

    • @franklandsman3436
      @franklandsman3436 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, what about "Writter" and calling the literary critic with the posh voice a criticism?

  • @FlipYourCarIntoTheTornado
    @FlipYourCarIntoTheTornado 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Great documentary, but that pronunciation of Balmoral was shocking lol

    • @denisehill7769
      @denisehill7769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also what sounded like, "Fowley"

  • @alifetime360
    @alifetime360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    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!

  • @The-Portland-Daily-Blink
    @The-Portland-Daily-Blink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    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.

    • @yesiownfrodo
      @yesiownfrodo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

    • @The-Portland-Daily-Blink
      @The-Portland-Daily-Blink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yesiownfrodo The facts are presented in the wonderful biography Manderly Forever, taken from her letters to Ellen Doubleday.

  • @mariondiemert430
    @mariondiemert430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    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.

  • @highrawvegan
    @highrawvegan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    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).

  • @TentinQuarantino_
    @TentinQuarantino_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    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.

    • @johnkelly7757
      @johnkelly7757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ah, the Scapegoat-excellent.

    • @seaglasssparkles6910
      @seaglasssparkles6910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@johnkelly7757 Me, too. Definitely The Scapegoat was my very, very favorite.

    • @christinamercaldo3858
      @christinamercaldo3858 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just got the scapegoat. Can’t wait to read it!

    • @jeannineasselin2804
      @jeannineasselin2804 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Scapegoat, excellent!

  • @steveosullivan5262
    @steveosullivan5262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    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.

  • @normadesmond6017
    @normadesmond6017 3 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    as a teenager I was obsessed with Rebecca. Wonderful book.

    • @mariemorgan7759
      @mariemorgan7759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same here! I must have read it a hundred times!

    • @MariaDUS1976
      @MariaDUS1976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Me top 😅

    • @QueenBee-gx4rp
      @QueenBee-gx4rp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mariemorgan7759 Me as well-I love the last paragraph.

    • @bookmouse2719
      @bookmouse2719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And your name is Norma Desmond.....do you have a monkey?

    • @sylviekins
      @sylviekins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The House on the Strand is my favourite🥰

  • @sydnidowney3598
    @sydnidowney3598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    THE HOUSE ON THE STRAND is one of my favorites by Daphne du Maurier.

    • @ddehggial9932
      @ddehggial9932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      excellent book, I agree. She had an innate understanding of the many facets of human nature.

  • @suzettekitselman6914
    @suzettekitselman6914 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a lovely documentary! Well done! Will search out her books now. Thank you for this! Subscribing :)

  • @carmenmiranda652
    @carmenmiranda652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Wonderful insights on the person behind the author's fame. Thank you.

  • @johndriver8646
    @johndriver8646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I read Jamaica Inn when I was 16 .. It changed something in me ..,I'm still here .. Thanx Ya'll >>> J D

  • @851Sharon
    @851Sharon ปีที่แล้ว +22

    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.

    • @suecondon1685
      @suecondon1685 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That's such a great book, yet not so well known for some reason. Such an exciting tale.

    • @851Sharon
      @851Sharon 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. It was hard to put this book down and I hated when the story ended. Honor was an amazing character. @@suecondon1685

  • @seaglasssparkles6910
    @seaglasssparkles6910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    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!

  • @kimmccabe1422
    @kimmccabe1422 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    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!

  • @saran.4001
    @saran.4001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I got turned off by the American female voice reading Du Maurier's words. I am American myself,, but she was English. Not even a good narration ignoring the obvious error in accent. It would have been better to have a male British voice reading her words instead of pretending this one was she.

  • @madelinesullivan2629
    @madelinesullivan2629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    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.

  • @carolannemckenzie3849
    @carolannemckenzie3849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Utterly fascinating. Thank you. I shall revisit Dame Daphne's books now.

  • @jpm12343
    @jpm12343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    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?

    • @Lxx-tc4xc
      @Lxx-tc4xc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The sources for the Wikipedia entry "Daphne du Maurier" include at least one academic biography of her.

    • @ΜΑΡΙΑΠΑΠΑΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ-ξ9ε
      @ΜΑΡΙΑΠΑΠΑΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ-ξ9ε ปีที่แล้ว

      Du Maurier was not influenced by the Bloomsbury group Non at all

  • @sheiladesoysa3157
    @sheiladesoysa3157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    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.

  • @crystalwest3989
    @crystalwest3989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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.

  • @Lainers2000
    @Lainers2000 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "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.

  • @bluegtturbo
    @bluegtturbo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Funny how words can be so powerful. 'Last night I dreamt I went to Hull' just doesn't evoke the same emotion.

  • @rebeccas.2878
    @rebeccas.2878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    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.

    • @AuthorDocumentaries
      @AuthorDocumentaries  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed! She's one of my favs

    • @anairenemartinez165
      @anairenemartinez165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I keep thinking of Patricia Highmith. Am I crazy only else think the same way?

    • @autumn5852
      @autumn5852 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anairenemartinez165 I’ve never heard of her

    • @susanwaldron6831
      @susanwaldron6831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Autumn She is mostly known for writing psychological thrillers such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train.

  • @richardberkeley4511
    @richardberkeley4511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Interesting but a pity the narrators seem unable to pronounce words in English. correctly.

  • @MissWitchiepoo
    @MissWitchiepoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    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
      @sachdevkaurbala9705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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.

    • @MissWitchiepoo
      @MissWitchiepoo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@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:)

    • @sachdevkaurbala9705
      @sachdevkaurbala9705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So sweet of you to take the effort to reply. Thanks, I appreciate it.

    • @ΜΑΡΙΑΠΑΠΑΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ-ξ9ε
      @ΜΑΡΙΑΠΑΠΑΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ-ξ9ε ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@sachdevkaurbala9705 Maybe you'watched just watched the film adaptions?

  • @homirasharif3516
    @homirasharif3516 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Beautiful documentary ❤ I never heard nor read her books - but this has now inspired me to definitely read her works 😊 Thank you

  • @animallover4955
    @animallover4955 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I named my daughter Rebecca after this book🎉

  • @Brembelia
    @Brembelia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    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.

    • @davidrichards9654
      @davidrichards9654 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do they still have the Daphne du Maurier festival at Fowey ?

    • @Brembelia
      @Brembelia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davidrichards9654
      Yes. The last festival took place May 6-14, 2022.

    • @maisiesummerfield265
      @maisiesummerfield265 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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!

  • @Anikanoteven
    @Anikanoteven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Who are the narrators of this TH-cam? The word schooner is pronounced shuner, Balmoral the royal residence is mispronounced. The French commentator Tatiana de Rosnay and Pier Dudgens are listed as ‘writter’ instead of writer. These mistakes are strange given the topic is a literary figure. However despite these errors, it’s a very well done biography of an intriguing novelist.

    • @Nina5144
      @Nina5144 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And her home town of Fowey is pronounced ‘Foy’.😊

  • @Gardosunron
    @Gardosunron 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    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.

    • @carolmurray187
      @carolmurray187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No matter how good the films are, I think the books are best

  • @jencoldwell4036
    @jencoldwell4036 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So weird to hear her words spoken by an American…

    • @moondancer5115
      @moondancer5115 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So weird that Brits aren't used to the American accent by now. No worries

    • @amydanielowicz3435
      @amydanielowicz3435 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As an American, I agree. I found it freakish to see a black woman play Anne Boleyn.

  • @cynthiaeastwood2481
    @cynthiaeastwood2481 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    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.

  • @patbest7057
    @patbest7057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Loved book and movie Rebecca Wanted to live in mansion but without nasty housekeeper Mrs Danvers of course

  • @sheilalopez3983
    @sheilalopez3983 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

  • @HighHolyOne
    @HighHolyOne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    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.

    • @bloggerblogg5878
      @bloggerblogg5878 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      everyone has different writing force!

  • @dcgallin
    @dcgallin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great documentary but to hear Daphne narrated in an American voice is somehow unconvincing.

  • @londonshirefilms-angelaell8191
    @londonshirefilms-angelaell8191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What spoils this is the voice over of someone playing Daphne. She was English and anything she speaks in her voice should be with an English accent and not American.

  • @kennyglesga
    @kennyglesga ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hitchock's marvelous film of Rebecca introduced America to the charms of Joan Fontaine. She played her part well.

    • @Marcel_Audubon
      @Marcel_Audubon ปีที่แล้ว

      Incorrect. She had already appeared in starring roles in Gunga Din and The Man Who Found Himself and had been introduced in several supporting roles by RKO as early as 1935.

  • @damogranheart5521
    @damogranheart5521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Fascinating to be sure! I can understand how the landscape along with her internal conflicts influenced her and her characters.

  • @minervagalvez4748
    @minervagalvez4748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Did she have lesbian affairs? Or did she simply have crushes on the women she admired? Thank you for the answer!

    • @sandythomas8911
      @sandythomas8911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wish someone would answer that as well.

    • @minervagalvez4748
      @minervagalvez4748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sandythomas8911 The suspense is too much for me to bare!!!

  • @K-R-8
    @K-R-8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Can’t get my head around the ‘voice’ of Daphne with an American accent😅

  • @johnnybrighton9156
    @johnnybrighton9156 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good documentary, but couldn't they find an Englishwoman to read the extracts?

  • @richardberkeley4511
    @richardberkeley4511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The RMS Queen Mary was not a "cruise" ship. It was a transatlantic liner, perhaps the greatest.

  • @marlenebrockmann1553
    @marlenebrockmann1553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I just finished The House on the Strand. I read Rebecca in high school and plan on rereading it. I love her writing.

  • @zuzannavee9558
    @zuzannavee9558 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @normabrien8331
    @normabrien8331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    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.

  • @amelmoussaoui9836
    @amelmoussaoui9836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    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 !

    • @amc5936
      @amc5936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

  • @user-xn2hf9re8r
    @user-xn2hf9re8r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That Oxford Lecturer - Laura Varnam talks utter rubbish and makes conjectures which are risible especially about the doll

  • @purrsephone2904
    @purrsephone2904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I was totally absorbed in this documentary. Thank you.

  • @maryanderson6673
    @maryanderson6673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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.

    • @mozartboll
      @mozartboll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes! it's a mystery why this book isn't talked so much about. Definitely one of my favourite books.

  • @jennifersinclair5988
    @jennifersinclair5988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It is interesting to me that, when she became depressed at the age of 45, she turned to Jungian thoughts. I would have thought someone must have told her about menopause . . . but maybe not.

  • @alexandralansdown7546
    @alexandralansdown7546 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why was the voice of Daphne du Maurier done with an American accent?.

  • @veganleigh4817
    @veganleigh4817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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".

  • @stephenwilliams1269
    @stephenwilliams1269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thoroughly enjoyable and informative. Thank you for sharing this film.

  • @denisegiannakis5667
    @denisegiannakis5667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Towards the end of the documentary I thought...gee I cannot believe they are not going to mention House on the Strand...that was the first book of du Maurier that I read...it started an obsession of wanting to learn names of places that were lost or somewhat changed with the passage of time....the best was left for last!...

  • @ledadantas5254
    @ledadantas5254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There is a curious story behind the novel Rebecca. It involves the Brazilian writer Carolina Nabuco.

  • @АллаГанкина
    @АллаГанкина ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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!

  • @stellayates4227
    @stellayates4227 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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.

  • @mariacoppa4097
    @mariacoppa4097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    What a wonderful documentary. So profound and intelligent.

  • @elenalatici9568
    @elenalatici9568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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.

    • @Nina5144
      @Nina5144 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s a great radio drama on BBC radio

  • @dankadesign7462
    @dankadesign7462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    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.

  • @kernowarty
    @kernowarty ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Fow-lee"??? It is written Fowey (no L) and pronounced "Foy"

  • @richardhaughton4303
    @richardhaughton4303 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A truly modern woman who brought intrigue and imagination to the reader, in an era of strict life

  • @debbiewaldman-yf1bl
    @debbiewaldman-yf1bl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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.

  • @themysteriousdomainmoviepalace
    @themysteriousdomainmoviepalace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Beautiful documentary! Her struggle with Rebecca, one of my favorite books, is fascinating. She was haunted by her in real life too.

  • @sudeshnamajumder3399
    @sudeshnamajumder3399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Came here after reading rebecca ... i am speechless by how much information this vdo contains. Its like a little biography....♡♡

  • @DeirdreQuinn-l9j
    @DeirdreQuinn-l9j ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Isn’t there anyone that ever checked the pronunciation of the narrator?

  • @shabarisanyal5172
    @shabarisanyal5172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    It was a superbly researched documentary,insightful and inspirational

  • @richardburton5706
    @richardburton5706 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @dirtwaffles
    @dirtwaffles ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was fascinating! I have read her books since age eleven. She was all about the lovely but vaguely sinister dreamscapes. Being mesmerized by places and people that get stuck in your soul and won't give you any peace. Her books more than any others showed me how powerful the written page can be!
    I wonder where those priceless original manuscripts are now. She must have left behind reams of journals too. And finished stories that were never published. Who has them? Undoubtedly, the library of some ivy league university. I'm sure there are deeper insights to be gained about the nature of the traumas that left their mark on her. There has to be more to the story! What other childhood memories shaped her arduous adulthood, being so controlled by strange passions? She was drawn to the messy side of life, and yet, everything she did, including her wild side, she did deliberately and with style. Even her death -- when she could feel her time was near, she decided that her stint was officially completed, stopped eating, and died in her sleep. Badass to the very end.
    The start of this video quickly brought me to my happy place, and then kept me there. I wasn't ready for the actual interview with her as she takes us through her home in Cornwall! What could top this? And then... to a room of shelves where live the boxes of all her original typed manuscripts? OMG and then... the actual manuscript of Rebecca, held open by Daphne Du Maurier's own hand, to show those immortal words typed by her younger self... "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." I almost passed out.
    I will be watching this video again. And again. I don't know how the creator was able to obtain and share this gem with us, but thank you! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    A most engaging documentary.

  • @2msvalkyrie529
    @2msvalkyrie529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Two brilliant short stories for new fans to start with : The Blue Lenses. And : The Old Man . Brilliance !!

    • @Nina5144
      @Nina5144 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No Motive is another

  • @earth7451
    @earth7451 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Don’t let the memory of that ‘Rebecca’ to destroy your marriage. There is always a ‘Rebecca’ in the mind of many men.💔

  • @elaineedgar2913
    @elaineedgar2913 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The post itself about this wonderful British writer was well conceived and the only criticism l have is the American people telling the story. Their pronunciations are difficult to tolerate. Why couldn’t it be narrated (another mispronunciation) by an English speaker. American speakers put the stress on the second syllable eg CornWALL. The British stress the first syllable. CORNwall.

  • @carolynkingsley4421
    @carolynkingsley4421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I've always loved du Maurier's work. It's good to know more about her.

  • @pumagutten
    @pumagutten 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    To me Rebecca is the most exciting novel I have read, and when I saw the Hitchcock film I was not as excited. If I had seen the film before I read the book, the film might have been acceptable, but after the suspense of her book, no film would probably be capable of matching Daphe du Maurier's exquisite writing.

  • @cherimolina2121
    @cherimolina2121 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm still a tomboy at near 62. To be one in that era would've been quite confusing. Especially Paris in the 20s w the "lost generation". Though she may have mentally cheated on Tom, the betrayal shock and hollowness of the actuality on his behalf really spun her reality. Such are most artist. In a suspended state of confusion and turmoil.

  • @josephinewhite6224
    @josephinewhite6224 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    She has always been a favorite author of mine. I loved this filmed biography. Thank you!

  • @silviagladys1270
    @silviagladys1270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

  • @maryoleary5044
    @maryoleary5044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    J M Barrie was a CREEP!
    Lewis Carroll was a CREEP!

    • @Drsirkin
      @Drsirkin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely! Did people know it at the time?

    • @Nina5144
      @Nina5144 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a juvenile and ridiculous statement. Barrie was a great author and man. Carroll was an intelleginet mathematician and fantastic author - he wrote his book about a young girl and took photos of her as an amateur photographer. If your mind sees their actions as something else - I feel for you.

  • @kernowarty
    @kernowarty ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favourite Du Maurier book is Jamaica Inn, closely followed by The House on the Strand. They should make a film or TV series of the latter. With CGI effects they could really do it justice visually.