There are too many film and television works based on her works, but my favorite is "The Witness for the Prosecution" (United States, 1957). Last Christmas, the BBC released a two-episode film, "The Witness for the Prosecution." Although the story of succession and transformation is very regular and has a movie quality, the narrative is a bit heavy and verbose, not neat enough, and it is a pity to weaken the role of a fat lawyer.
The 1957 version of the film is based on Agatha Christie's 1931 short story "The Plaintiff's Witness," which is based on the stage play directed by Billy Wilder. Like the stage play's adaptation of the original short story, the film does not use much of the novel's narrative. The disheartening ending was replaced by a reversal of the stage play and, of course, a more satisfying ending.
A large part of the success of the film is due to Agatha's original work as a writer, who is good at designing story suspense and conflict to make it fascinating. The suspense and conflict are set just right, and director Billy's skill in casting, camera control, and lines makes the This film has become a classic and cannot be reproduced. The whole film does not have any redundant shots or lines. It is precisely controlled and fascinating. As the plot deepens into human nature step by step and finally wins the case, the defendant's despicable face is revealed. It reveals the darkness of human nature. It is hard to change a man's frivolity, and his sanctimonious lies are full of lies. A woman's meticulous choices and arrangements for her lover are truly amazing. This unusual woman blindly surrenders to her feelings without distinguishing herself. She is so smart, she has been deceived. She's so stupid that she can't read men's hearts, and she gives and destroys everything for love.The winners in court are not necessarily all just. In this ending, the moral trial ultimately overrides the legal trial, and our barrister will have another wonderful defense next, which is what the audience expects.
Perhaps, as an animal that is more emotional than rational, many women are blind in the face of love. The IQ of a woman in love will drop a lot. No matter how smart she is about facing her lover, it is very simple. She trusts the other person without reservation. As long as she loves you, she can do anything for you.
A high-quality IP produces a high-quality script, and finally a good movie is presented, so the script is the most basic cornerstone of a movie. Agatha's works are still adapted and remade to this day, all relying on good stories. I am ashamed to say I have only read "No Survivor" and the short story "The Plaintiff's Witness" in the novels of the Detective Queen, and I will continue to work hard this year!
Pseudo-incomplete statistics A list of film and television works adapted from Agatha's works: "Black Coffee" (UK, 1931), "Alibi" (UK, 1931), "The Death of Sir Edgwell" (UK, 1934), "Stranger Things" Human Love (UK, 1937), Ten Little Indians (US, 1945), Witness for the Prosecution (US, 1957), Murder (UK, 1961), Murder at the Galleria (UK, 1961), Murder at the Galleria (UK, 1963). "Call to Murder" (UK, 1964) "Murder on the Alphabet" (UK, 1965) "The Long Night" (US, 1972) "Murder on the Orient Express" (UK, 1974) "Murder on the Nile" (United Kingdom, 1978). "Agatha" (United States, 1979). "Murder on the Cliff" (United Kingdom, 1980). "Broken Mirror" (United Kingdom, 1980) "Murder is Easy" (United Kingdom, 1981). "The Mystery of the Seven-Faced Clock" (UK, 1982) Sins in the Sun (UK, 1982) Cobweb (UK, 1982) Flashing Cyanide (US, 1983) Caribbean Island Murder (US, 1983) The Manor Mystery (US, 1985), Miss Marple (UK TV series), The Bertram Hotel Mystery (UK, 1986), The Mansion (US, UK, 1986) "Tragedy in Three Acts" (U.S., 1986). "The Villa of Mystery" (U.K., 1986). "Murder Notice" (U.K., 1987). "Mystery of the Lady in the Library" (U.K., U.S., 1987) "Death Date" (UK, 1987), 1988), "The Man in the Brown Coat" (US, 1989), "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (UK TV series), "No One Survives" (UK, 1989), "The Man in the Brown Coat" (US, 1989), "Cliff House" Strange Case (Soviet Union, 1989), The Uninvited Guest (Japan, 1993), The White Horse Hotel (UK, 1997), The Murder of Roger Aykroyd (Russian Drama, 2002), "The Memory of Death" (UK, 2003), "Late Revenge" (India, 2003). "Agatha Christie's Detective Poirot and Marple" (Japanese animation, 2004). "Agatha Christie's Marple" (UK, 2004). "Xu" Doubts in Yangling (France, 2005), ABC Murder, Doubts on Golf Courses (Japan, 2005), Poirot Christmas Detective (France, 2006), Murder Witness (Japan, 2006), Towards a decisive moment "(France, 2007). "Belated NewsRe," "Murder Notice" (Japan, 2007), "House of Fantasy," "Murder Witness" (France, 2008), "ABC Murder" (India, 2012), "No One Survives" (British Drama, 2015), "The Prosecution" (The Witness, British Drama, 2016).
It is estimated that writing an article about the film and television works adapted from Agatha's works will take a book!
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