tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post303310667618812049..comments2024-01-31T05:21:16.492-05:00Comments on ClassicBecky's Brain Food: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - ReflectionsClassicBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-36746193431927602292010-10-07T00:08:25.976-04:002010-10-07T00:08:25.976-04:00this film is a product of the classic 40s..if made...this film is a product of the classic 40s..if made today if would be a mess...GENE TIERNEY i radiantly beautiful!! FORGET LOGIC & ENJOY!!doctor sabelotodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753057330165133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-40883909509771237582010-09-10T14:34:00.633-04:002010-09-10T14:34:00.633-04:00It is amazing that Mrs Muir did spend 50 years. Bu...It is amazing that Mrs Muir did spend 50 years. But, to me, it just proved that the Captain was her one true mate. He gave her up so that if she was meant to be with a mortal man, so could be. The fact that she never coupled and still had vague memories of him (as did her daughter) in spite of him "clearing" her memory just further shows that she knew somewhere inside herself that she shouldn't settle like she did the first time with Mr Muir. It reminds of the quote: "If you love someone, set him/her free. If he/she comes, then he/she is truly yours." That point really comes through loud and clear to me in the beautiful performances by Gene Tierney & Rex Harrison.Gilby37https://www.blogger.com/profile/12559239743969365425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-9878660787247632852010-09-09T06:21:44.650-04:002010-09-09T06:21:44.650-04:00Becky- The Ghost and Mrs Muir is an outstanding fi...Becky- The Ghost and Mrs Muir is an outstanding film, and the score is one of Hermann's masterpieces. I love the film, it is certainly beautifully written and directed- and the fact that so little happens makes it more moving. the farewell of Captain Gregg while Mrs. Muir sleeps is particularly fine...Never a dry eye when I see it! Thank you!Filmguy24noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-43749977880375912422010-09-06T13:16:36.504-04:002010-09-06T13:16:36.504-04:00Awesome post on an awesome film. I just love Gene ...Awesome post on an awesome film. I just love Gene Tierney--she lights up the screen in practically everything she does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-72007211183809318662010-09-05T23:17:25.820-04:002010-09-05T23:17:25.820-04:00Thanks for the welcome Becky! And, as a fellow &q...Thanks for the welcome Becky! And, as a fellow "sucker for romance", I do know what you mean!<br /><br />It seems that movies like <i>The Ghost and Mrs. Muir</i>, <i>Portrait of Jennie</i>, even <i>One Way Passage</i> have such power over us is because they present the "spiritual" side of love, love that endures beyond the grave, love for eternity....our ideal of what love should be. I too am very easily swept away by these films. <br /><br />And as you mentioned, this one doesn't suffer at all from the wonderful Bernard Herrmann score to set the mood! Truly one of the great romantic movies of all time....JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506998760851891610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-43320073420880765772010-09-05T21:19:28.254-04:002010-09-05T21:19:28.254-04:00Hi JoAnn. Welcome to my blog! I'm glad you l...Hi JoAnn. Welcome to my blog! I'm glad you liked my little post. I must say, I would have a whole different view of looking at the sea for 50 years if I knew I had a Captain Gregg to look forward to at the end! 50 years are going to go by anyway -- that kind of ending sounds pretty fantastic to me!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-10604884909668692412010-09-05T20:53:50.181-04:002010-09-05T20:53:50.181-04:00Becky, I LOVE The Ghost and Mrs Muir and really en...Becky, I LOVE <i>The Ghost and Mrs Muir</i> and really enjoyed your post! It may be my favorite Gene Tierney movie, although I'm torn between this one and <i>Laura</i>. Actually I don't think spending 50 years looking at the sea from a balcony would be boring (I certainly wouldn't complain!) but maybe that's just me...I'm a big fan of ocean views, LOL!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506998760851891610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-17083740139180757542010-09-04T15:06:18.193-04:002010-09-04T15:06:18.193-04:00Any true romantic would love such as story. I spen...Any true romantic would love such as story. I spend a lot of time fantasizing about the ultimate love. Most of it is unrealistic at best with no underlying musical score to enhance things. It's ok to escape into fantasy, because there will always be someone or some situation to force you back into reality. That's what great movies are for.<br /><br />Laura S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-81150067135227575022010-09-02T23:39:06.971-04:002010-09-02T23:39:06.971-04:00Becky...thanks for sharing your reflections on TH...Becky...thanks for sharing your reflections on THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR - not to mention sharing your life with us. I love your blogs not just because you pick great films and write so well but also because you share so much of yourself in them. Beautiful post!The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-51679143831630017452010-09-02T08:02:12.500-04:002010-09-02T08:02:12.500-04:00Becky, I won't name the film, but there is one...Becky, I won't name the film, but there is one in particular that has a few questionable things. In fact, out of sheer boredom, I made a list of inconsistencies and plot holes, and it was rather lengthy. You can't help but let yourself be taken in by a film and consequently question elements that relate to your own life. But some films, like THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR and the one that will not be named, can rise above all that and help us escape. I don't mean to refer to "escapism" as derogatory. These movies can take us away from our lives for just a little while, and that's a beautiful thing.<br /><br />THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR is a magnificent and romantic film. But I also appreciate the humor. I love it when the soft spoken Gene Tierney starts cursing, saying things like "blast" and asking people to "be good enough to shove off."sarkoffagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922698736476674377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-39084305095786053942010-09-01T11:32:04.388-04:002010-09-01T11:32:04.388-04:00Becky, THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR is one of my all-ti...Becky, THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR is one of my all-time favorites! My wife and I watched as our New Year's Eve tradition for many years. The music score is outstanding (I own the soundtrack). And George Sanders as Uncle Neddy...I want to hiss at that man even now!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-47351018005924582252010-08-31T08:32:09.602-04:002010-08-31T08:32:09.602-04:00Thanks, Dawn and Pat. It was a strange night, and...Thanks, Dawn and Pat. It was a strange night, and it was helpful and fun to write this little piece. Pat, I haven't seen Dead Poets Society for years, and I had forgotten that beautiful piece. It goes right through your soul.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-43629972326536006252010-08-30T13:21:57.694-04:002010-08-30T13:21:57.694-04:00I think that's great that you watched a movie ...I think that's great that you watched a movie that spoke to you during this time of change that you're going through. Although movies are just movies but they can be very powerful and therapuetic. A tough of pragmatism is always healthy, but I am reminded of a saying in "Dead Poets Society" when the teacher John Keating, played by Robin Williams said, <br /><br />"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892859408766903524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-69018158592774633032010-08-30T11:40:27.550-04:002010-08-30T11:40:27.550-04:00Becky, I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on t...Becky, I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on the film, The GHOST AND MRS MUIR, which is also one of my favorite Romance movies.Harrison and Tierney have wonderful on screen chemistry.<br /><br />I do not know if you know or not, the word "muir" means "the sea" in Gaelic.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.com