Obviously it would make sense. Mr. I will be reading more by Daphne du Maurier in the future, having also read The Birds and Other Stories . Great job: I will get the DVD soon. The entire exchange was so dubious. Therefore…the inhabited body would have two different personalities, both Rachaels and Alices. Yes, I may have done that the wrong way round, but oh well) is that the truth of what was really happening balanced upon the blade of a knife. I just saw My Cousin Rachel on dish and I thought the ending with Louise in the carriage, actually implicated Louise as complicit in Rachel’s death. Once I finished reading the book, all was clear. Could louise have been poisoning Philip because she was upset with the prospect of not marrying someone she spent her life chasing. Does anyone remember if that was from the book as well? FANS IN LOVE: Does Santan Dave have a gf? Heading into the moment when he would receive the entire estate as his own, on his 25th birthday, Phillip attempts to give a necklace to Rachel, but alas, is rebuffed by Nick & Co. One of the things that I really enjoyed about this movie was the right hook at the end. Just because a movie is all skirts and lace doesn’t mean it isn’t awful. It uses clunky devices out of a 19th-century melodrama, but its subject is modern: mistakes of perception and of metaphor. Verdict: Not as good as Rebecca. Which, I probably ought to add My Cousin Rachel to that list retroactively. kidding. He was a good deal more complex than merely having “hissy fits”. And the teas? She had also betrayed his trust by using him to get the estate. The fact that in the book Ambrose declares himself women-hater and that she didn’t take any money from Ambrose and Phillip render Rachel innocent from poissoning them. And so it makes perfect sense that Phillip would direct Rachel to the cliff path for her ride. The ending is one which calls into question guilt and morality. So in 18th century women with character who try to define themselves and and do what they really want should be rare. Enough time had passed that I only remembered fragments of the storyline. She was burying the family in debt to send the cash of the Cornwall estate out to the marauding Italians! I read this book in my teens and I watched all the movies made using her work too. That is exactly the sort of movie we have here with My Cousin Rachel. Louise was definitely determined to be Phillip’s wife. So the magic of this film (and the book, though the ending of the book is a bit different… by that I mean, Rachel doesn’t die from falling off a cliff but rather from walking on an unstable garden trellis. Being single his whole life, Ambrose had never concerned himself with the need for a wife. I just saw My Cousin Rachel on dish and I thought the ending with Louise in the carriage, actually implicated Louise as complicit in Rachel’s death. Now it is true that guys can be quite quick to go all wobbly in the knees when it comes to Rachel Weisz, I know where you are coming from. The real ending is at the beginning of the book. Maybe Alice had the adopted baby…who is, of course, the minion of the Protagonist (Rachael). And this invisible threat from the Italians never materialized. I believe in the movie itself, this had been explain quite well from Philip himself. But to go back to Rebecca, it isn't as abrupt as you say. He fell in love with me?!? Better yet!? There is a scene that shows Philip entering a room and hiding a letter. Thus far in the book, Louise (and Louise alone) has supported Philip’s ramblings about Rachel murdering Ambrose. But no you take his inheritance and play along. By now you’ve watched Chr. This summer we are graced with a movie version of My Cousin Rachel, which delights me no end.The question is, what version of the story will we see? For me…hm…maybe ‘My Cousin Rachel’ because I thought the ending was astonishing and it stayed with me for days afterwards. To me this film was just barely average until the last scene where all was subtlety revealed. first love makes you crazy. First off, I am going to argue for my point through point taken from discussion from other website or this one for the team pro-Philips. Ambrose, through an illness, heads off to Italy to convalesce. However, other notable adaptations of her novels include Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now and, of course, Roger Michell’s My Cousin Rachel. She even had the intend to bring Philip over to Italy from the letter), 7)”there are rumors of her cheating ways and spending habits. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier is a 1952 publication. As another commentator pointed out, ambiguity (and I would add Rachel’s mystique) is at the heart of this story yet in this film version, Rachel and Ambrose are too literal and awkward to deliver that ambiguity/mystique. And better yet, Rachel didn’t actually craft a will to take away the estate from Philip. Nevertheless, critics Bosley Crowther and Leonard Maltin felt it was a worthy adaptation. Lave watched "My Cousin Rachel" and now he's telling you what he thought about it. But yes phil was a bit unstable the minute he offered the necklace i woulda left quick. So Rainaldo wasn’t Rachel’s lover after all. They were ripe for cinematic translation, and let’s face it, who better than Hitchcock? Rachel Carew married Ambrose Manaton of Kilworthy in 1690. She seems to have a smug, self-satisfied smile as though she finally won & captured the prize; i.e., Phillip. Audiences want the My Cousin Rachel ending explained. However, they discover that it was actually Ambrose who was unfaithful, not Rachel. Philip, the protagonist of My Cousin Rachel, has been raised by his bachelor cousin Ambrose. But with this movie, I think we got a bit of evidence that decidedly answers the question as to which theory is at work here. I too have noticed only at the very end of the movie that it was Louise & her father who might have been behind the poisoning of Philip, & attempts at trying to turn Philip against Rachel. The film version with Olivia de Havilland and Richard Burton is one of my all-time favorites, and more faithfully reflects the romantic ambiguity of the novel. I mean, I am. In mid-2017, My Cousin Rachel was released as a movie starring Rachel Weisz and Sam Clafin. Phillip fell in love and became foolish and paranoid after her rejection. Almost like she knew it was poisoned. Interview with The Devil All the Time Scribe Paulo Campos!! But on his 25th birthday, Phillip gives her everything. REGARDLESS, that night with Nick and his daughter, and Rachel, Phillip decides to profess his love for her and to ask Rachel to marry him. Willing to sort out the truth, Philip goes to Ambrose's place but he does not find Rachel… Are they a pair, a duo bent on misfortune!? The 2017 film is based on the 1951 book and stars Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) as the titular Rachel and Sam Claflin (Peaky Blinders) as protagonist Philip. And, yes, I rewatched the movie after finishing the book. Odd and cold. The Pro-Phillip camp. Heather Hammers’ New I Still Love You Rendition. Ambrose had zero need for women. My Cousin Rachel is a sensual film but not a very sexy one. Has to be. Interesting take but I don’t recall Louise mis-translating anything. Rachel doesn’t want the document because that will tied her down to Philip. Please visit Simon’s blog for links to other 1951 books — this builds up a wonderful picture of a particular moment in time, through the … I mean she just pulled his heart out still beating. Phillip is the murderer in this tale. When Philip gets there, Ambrose has died, and Rachel is gone. But here’s a question: Did Philip tell Louise when he nearly fell? And so they have. I don’t think that Rachel is innocent. When all of a sudden, Ambrose, a down on his luck, pale skinned Englishman, that is ill from some sort of British drama epidemic. So, obviously, she is a villain that needs to die. In the last act, he encourages her to ride out on a trail which had proven treacherous earlier in the film. After the first time they make love, the next morning she keeps Philip waiting (while she had gone to clear her doubts about the will) and she doesn’t seem to be interested in him anymore.

Another Earth Movie Explanation and Discussion. He fell in love with me too? He got revenge she got what she wanted, and Rachael got screwed both figuratively and literally. My Cousin Rachel ending explained The ending of My Cousin Rachel is purposefully ambiguous. And when he makes it to the villa Sangalletti, he learns that Ambrose has already died. Review of My Cousin Rachel - Ann Willmore During the first weeks of 1951 Daphne du Maurier spent her days in the writing hut in the grounds of her beloved home at Menabilly and, using the notes that she had been working on during the previous months, she began to write her tenth novel. Had to read the book the moment the movie was over. ( Example of Rachel receiving money from Philip for the first time & Conversation of Philips and Rachel during the night that they fought ). Was Rachel unraveling Phillip in order to fleece him of his money? And WHAT? This movie is so confusing and interesting at the same..I have not read the book but I have watched twice this last version movie and after reqding all your comments can not figurate it out still… im gonna have to watch it a 3rd time to check on all your observations… never would guess louise would be the villin here but now im considering!!! LONDON CALLING! Even though the ending is confusing there are actually direct instances from the movie (I just saw the movie. I mean seriously? is spoil movies for people… I plan to walk you through what actually happened in this movie, and then I’ll walk you through what happened in both Phillip’s head, and Rachel’s head. And you know when they like you. Louise was definitely NOT a bad guy. We did nonetheless all come together on the idea that du Maurier’s My Cousin Rachel has a strong feminist thread running through it, in that Rachel is constantly doubted, and suspected, for what could essentially just be her looking after herself. Maybe Alice has inhabited the second wife’s body. Ok, how about this? Save Me filming locations. And what of this Italian that she keeps returning to? Maybe he has a brain tumor, maybe migraines. Seeing Philip as a striking resemblance of Ambrose, she must be relieving one of despair by comforting and helping Philip around his needs. She was raised under the Tuscan sun! My views on the confusion in the movie : I actually think that Rachel is a manipulative woman. Whether Louise poissoned Phillip to make Ambrose letter accusations to Rachel even more plausible is another subject. Mr. Even though she died, her mask stayed. My Cousin Rachel is a novel by British author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1951.Like the earlier Rebecca, it is a mystery-romance, set primarily on a large estate in Cornwall.. I recently took on the task of finding out whether Rachel was truly innocent in the movie. One rather feels she faces sex with her young lover with a sigh not of anticipation and arousal, but forbearance and resignation. Rachel was happily content with her gay friend Rainaldi and her villa in the warm countryside villa Sangalletti. Liked it? If I saw my husband suffering from a headache I may smile, not as in I am victorious, but as I hope this is a passing trifle and sort of an encouraging smile. Could it be that Rachel is striking him dead slowly but surely? The great cinematography of Joseph LaShelle enhances what the director set out to do in more ways than he probably imagined. Welp, that doesn’t go as expected. Anyway the long lasting migraines and the artritis-like Phillip along Ambrose were suffering seems more of a family run illness. On hindsight even the unreasonable passion he felt must have been also due to his illness. Addressing the second point, I believe Ambrose was already sick before he met Rachel , a tumor in his head ” had affected his thinking “( from the movie), and therefore through his hazed thinking, he had concluded that without any further evidence. They are especially made to remind me of Ambrose, and to show you my love for all things Italy. Parallel Movie Ending Discussed, and Explained - a messy multiverse portal film that gets itself coming and going, simultaneously. Netflix ... My Cousin Rachel Roger Michell (2017) 101min. It’s an enjoyable read. Jeez…. The only other one I know of is the movie Doubt, where Philip Seymour Hoffman knew whether the priest was guilty and the other actors did not (which is also how they handle the stage play.) The only way is if Rachel didn’t actively redirect the estate away from Phillip. Rachel was after his money! And so that final scene that we see with the carriage? As I said in the intro, the movie concerns itself on this whole Rachel business. It's definitely worthy of a conversation anyway. I have checked out the teasers in this Taylor Holmes website. Take a second to support Taylor Holmes on Patreon! Philip is under her mercy, her control, wanting to make her happy, becoming upset at the things she does but going back to square one when she says a kind word. So, my theory, is that Rachel is bad but not the villain… she manipulated a virgin boy to give her the estate that she probably thought was rightfully hers, but she wasn’t trying to poison or kill him and she didn’t kill Ambrose. Just finished My Cousin Rachel. Good. You can also subscribe without commenting. Really do appreciate this review. Like life no one can be marked as the complete villain or innocent. Although he had been convinced of her innocence involving Ambrose’s death throughout the narrative, he suddenly begins to have serious doubts. Before, I was a pro-Phlips in the movie, but after careful consideration. Such conformist attitudes are particularly clear in Ambrose and Philip, who both have staunchly misogynistic views of women and feel perplexed (and even threatened) by Rachel’s independence and sexuality, which goes against the societal grain. In the book, no Louise, no kid, just repeating the first sentence in the book. One rather feels she faces sex with her young lover with a sigh not of anticipation and arousal, but forbearance and resignation. She got what she wanted but that didn’t mean she had to ruin the boy… she just had to delicately over time get him to realize that she wasn’t going to be with him forever like he presumed. Man. My Cousin Rachel was published in 1951, placing it in the midst of a western world bending to stifling, traditional gender roles. Ambrose wrote it with his own hand. She’s saying of COURSE we pin the blame on the independent woman. It is a sad and uncomfortable insight into the confusion mental illness can cause an individual. Her herbs and teas were poisoning him! (It also killed Ambrose’s father.) The Movie Under the Shadow Ending Explained - it's a fascinating horror film set with an amazing backdrop in the middle of the Iran/Iraq war. I liked the physical symptoms but I thought he was lovesick. I think she has had worldly Italian lovers, and can’t imagine dreary sex with Phillip. "My Cousin Rachel" was directed by Henry Koster, based on the adaptation by Nunnally Johnson, who did a good job in creating the right atmosphere for the film. As Mariana attempts to acclimatise to her new marriage and responsibilities, she discovers that Steen’s dead wife, Alice, still seems to have a hold over the household. I expect the old dog to die in the burned house. The novel similarly ends with her death but she calls him Ambrose just before passing away. I think she manipulated Phillip into giving her the money so she could live the rest of her life wealthy but she still cared for Phillip enough that she planned to take care of him after she had the estate. Perhaps if she’d sat down to explain all this to Ambrose instead of leading HIM up a garden path, they might have lived happily ever after. Not only that, but Rachel has left the villa. Thanks. Taxi Driver Watch Along Video Party. Philip, I feel, felt insecure about this & drove himself mad with his deep desire & obsession with Rachel. When Phillip’s voice over repeats the “did she or didn’t she” line, they focus on Louise across from him a little too long. Synopsis: Young Philip Ashley was raised by his older cousin Ambrose to be his heir. The repetitive theme of the film is the ambiguity. I’m thinking he’s bipolar and also starting to develop mental issues due to the family brain tumor. 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I certainly feel Rachel is a tease and a natural seductress (even the dogs love her) but she doesn’t leave because she loves Ambrose. And also, Ambrose is known for not needing any women or women-hater, adding to the point that Ambrose might also have heard of the rumors where Rachel will send money off the country , which may cause him to think even more wickedly of Rachel . Daphne Du Maurier, My Cousin Rachel (1951) The 1951 Club is the latest in a series of events put together by Simon of Stuck in a Book and Karen of Kaggsy’s Bookish Ramblings, which encourages us to read books published in a particular year. Her spending habits is all from the un-greedy, un-selfish attitude of her to share and buy everything for everyone else like during the Christmas Party , and her giving things to the poor when Philip spied on her. Hey Nene, Yeah – I buy what you are selling. Could it be the teas and Rachel’s vast knowledge of plants? She might have been a bit of a seductress, but I don’t believe she used her sexuality as a tactic to gain anything, as it was made quite clear that she didn’t want the riches Philip insisted she should have. Thank you. Your email address will not be published. But soon enough he remembers the letters. And the lengthy final shot focused on Louise introduces another ambiguity. But his feelings become complicated as he … Roll forward another decade, to November 2017. Daphne du Maurier remains one of my favorite authors. In fact, I'd say the atmosphere was a character in itself, playing strongly in shaping the reader's feelings and mindset. Thoughts? And you know what? Huge coincidence 6) she cautions Louise against drinking the tea meant for him. And of course, Ambrose and Rachel immediately are smitten with each other in spite of the fact that Phillip has never taken a second glance at a woman in his life. And who is this boy that is so pouty and forlorn? Philip always thought that she had loved him through these doings, and so when the documents is reveal, Rachel had to change her attitude towards Philips because she would not want Philips to continue love her. And that’s what we have today with My Cousin Rachel. In the meantime, Ambrose, do come hither and tell me of the hillocks and the various named copse of trees about your estate, so that I will recognize them when I finally get there! In the carriage during the last scene Phillip said he is still suffering from headaches, not the lasting effects from Rachel, but the ongoing effects of Louise. I am not necessarily the Downton Abbey type. Since the original story was plagerized we must better ubderstand tge original in order tyo understand Rachael. I guess I’ll go for a ride and lick my wounds. Given how smug she looks at the end of the movie, when she has everything she wanted, my completely unsubstantiated theory is that she’s behind all of it. Phillip and Rachel make love, and all is well in the world of Cornwall. My Cousin Rachel ending explained The ending of My Cousin Rachel is purposefully ambiguous. Unwarranted suspicion (also at play in Ambrose’s mind, if this path is correct) is an especially strong characteristic. That is just a dark reprieve from what Louise is about to realize about her prince charming, Phillip. 3) “the minute he signs over his wealth to her, her affections immediately shift”, Rachel had always wanted to be a independent women. Full casting has been announced for the upcoming tour of the stage version of My Cousin Rachel, which opens in Bath next month.. It was clear in the final 5 seconds of the film that Louise and Nick were the villains of this story. The letter Philip reads in the end before Rachel’s death supports this. He was a child who never fell for a girl she knew better. I really enjoyed it. The amazing ability to conjure up mood is what makes My Cousin Rachel more harrowing than the plot might suggest. It is an aspect of the book that was emphasized in the movie. And sure enough, Rachel and her horse, fall to their deaths. The document that he had signed have meant that all the doings ( comforting and helping Philips )from Rachel , have had a very unintended consequence to Philip (of Philip falling in love with her). Both are so beautifully written. This persuades him to consider her innocence again, but it’s too late… she dies in an accident on the path he urged her to travel. Why the Movie Piercing is so Broken. An adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier 's classic novel, the play features a cast including Helen George . Wha? Phillip commented early on the everyone assumes he will marry Louise. At the end of the movie, we see a scene, where Phillip and Louise are happily riding in the estate’s carriage. She had her eye on everything that was destined to becomes hers by marriage to Phillip. So she laughs and he lets Rachel walk (in the book) or ride (in the 2017 film) towards her death. … Sad! This sparked new interest in the novel. yes, I agree with you. Louise loved Phillip and wanted Rachel out of the picture but she also let Phillip make his own decisions. My Cousin Rachel is more understated than Jamaica Inn but, in its own way, it is just as perfect. Because… you see… duh… he figured, Rachel would obviously want him, and that she wouldn’t care if the money was hers, or his… but that the money would slosh from him, to her, to him again, in one big happy love fest. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms. He was obviously murdered by his wife. I don’t think she was poisoning him or meant him harm but she did manipulate him to get the estate which would be returned back to him once she died with what’s left. Is Phillip innocent? Though I am certainly going to say in the movie, it threw me in that I kinda trust none of the characters, including Philip and especially Rachel because he tears did appear to be crocodile in nature. And so, being concerned, Phillip books it (as fast as a non-plane invented epoch can book it) to Italy. My Cousin Rachel, based on the book by ... My Cousin Rachel, Lady MacBeth 2017 Movies Wife Sexism. He’s proposing? Submit a … After an idyllic outset, the situation deteriorates. (A humbling experience quite a few British journalists were made familiar with over the past few days, but I digress.) No, in fact, Rachel wasn’t trying to kill you. (Wait, what? Your email address will not be published. My Cousin Rachel (2017) Plot Summary (5) A young Englishman plots revenge against his late cousin's mysterious, beautiful wife, believing her responsible for his death. She was sending money out of the country! wasn’t she? It was shot in Italy and England in spring 2016 and is about a young man in Cornwall who meets the wife of his older cousin, suspecting her of being responsible for his death. 5) he only begins getting sick after drinking the tea SHE serves him and is adamant about him drinking it. What a fantastic #DDMreadingweek I’ve had. So what does that say about us, as a culture? My Cousin Rachel is more understated than Jamaica Inn but, in its own way, it is just as perfect. Or was Phillip a paranoid schizophrenic? When Louise and he finds out that he could be being poisoned, there’s a scene in which Rachel makes that tea for them. She didn’t siphon off the estate’s money. And she always had the intend of Philip well being . A dark romance, MY COUSIN RACHEL tells the story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. He watches her leave and quickly begins to search through her belongings alongside Louise for any evidence confirming his suspicions. ( Example , Rachel saying that everything would be back to normal after she leaves , when he gets better , and wants to go away without ever inflecting anything onto Philip. Because that’ll be the only way to get to the bottom of what actually happened in this movie. Most reviews talk about not being sure about Rachel. Their motive from the beginning was for Louise to marry Phillip for the estate. More tea! Also, in Louise’s defense in the movie, at the end when they realize Rachel may not have had ill will toward Philip at all, and Philip admits to sending Rachel to the dangerous cliff, Louise cries, “what have you done?” to Phiip. It’s not just Philip Ashley, our narrator, who will never be able to answer his question about Rachel, but all of us, left by du Maurier suspended in uncertainty … Knowingly sent her to her death. Wondering if anyone can fill in the blanks for me? ... 4.5/5.0 - My Cousin Rachel; A vintage tale of madness, estates, and of love. Have you seen it?!? I think I may be alone here but I definitely think Rachel was the villain. The point is that she doesn’t drink it after all. Manipulators aim at gaining the innocent victim’s trust and affection to gain what they please. Then again, film fanatics will surely recognise a wealth of her stories too…. And I can’t believe they don’t give Weitz a final dying scene (as in the book & prior movie) to show her puzzled confusion, underscoring the ambiguity. Philip has just sent for Rachel, so they have not yet even met. Nick was the one acting suspicious about Rachel and told Phillip he “asked around” about her. Ok? My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier is a 1952 publication. Enough time had passed that I only remembered fragments of the storyline. Did she? She is an older woman, she is educated and she lives in the time period knowing how to behave and what is right and expected. I highly recommend reading the book. I took it as she mis-translated it on purpose so he would at last be hers and not Rachel’s. I believe in the era the film plays off, men were not as accepting of independent women, a role Rachel pursued relentlessly. My Cousin Rachel is a novel by British author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1951.Like the earlier Rebecca, it is a mystery-romance, set primarily on a large estate in Cornwall.. Philip, the protagonist of My Cousin Rachel, has been raised by his bachelor cousin Ambrose. I think Louise lied about Rachel’s visit to their house on Phillip’s birthday and she had something to do with the poisoning. my cousin rachel movie ending explained. [Said in my best British accent… which is a decidedly convoluted mix of Michael Palin and John Cleese doing their old woman accent…]). He knowingly sent her via the cliff trail. Louise was definetely not involved here… otherwise why she would read the note on Rachel’s favor, while Rachel was going towards the cliff?! I think Louise and Nick were suspicious of Rachel but not malicious. There he meets and marry Rachel, a half-Italian cousin of his. A scathingly wicked masterpiece-This book has a very heavy atmospheric quality that drew me in right from the start.In fact, I was so transfixed, I put aside everything else and gave myself over to its allure. Much as I enjoyed My Cousin Rachel at times, by the end I was no longer sure that I particularly cared. Of course, some have taken to twitter to praise or offer opinions on the ending of the story. The first two efforts, in particular, are amongst the filmmaker’s most cherished and iconic offerings. I’ll have to go back and look at that, but maybe someone else remembers. Louise was not the bad guy here After watching it 4 times Im sure! Their relationship at one point reminds me of a narcissist and victim. I don’t know, Did Rachel kill Ambrose? It is weird how she runs to the lawyer first thing in the morning to clear her ‘doubts’ on the will. 1)”the minute she wakes up from their love making her first thought it to get clarification on the line item in the transfer of wealth” For this, I believe that Rachel had Philps’ jewelry all over the bed when she woke up, knowing that this is a crazy reaction from Phlips , she collected all the jewelry to return them and must be utterly shocked when she read the document and therefore must confirm what is ambiguous that she might have not known and therefore asks Kendall about them . Ambrose is getting worse? The first film adaptation, Henry Koster's My Cousin Rachel starring Richard Burton and Olivia de Havilland, was released in 1952.Du Maurier and original director George Cukor reviewed a screenplay draft and found it unfaithful to the novel, with du Maurier declaring it "Quite desperate." Wha!? 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