I've been a fan of Daphne du Maurier since seeing Hitchcock's REBECCA as a kid. I'm thrilled to read some unpublished short stories have come to light and The Telegraph has a great article on the soon to be released The Doll: Short Stories. And if you think this is stuffy material, think again. "The Doll" centers around "...a femme fatale called Rebecca who drives her suitor mad with jealousy over her love for a mechanical sex doll."
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Daphne's Shorts
I've been a fan of Daphne du Maurier since seeing Hitchcock's REBECCA as a kid. I'm thrilled to read some unpublished short stories have come to light and The Telegraph has a great article on the soon to be released The Doll: Short Stories. And if you think this is stuffy material, think again. "The Doll" centers around "...a femme fatale called Rebecca who drives her suitor mad with jealousy over her love for a mechanical sex doll."
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Nothing surprises me from the mind of the writer who brought us "The Birds."
"The Birds" is a novelette I love but a film I've never enjoyed. I really think that is one of Hitch's few misfires. But, of course, it was a huge monster hit.
That sounds most interesting.
Oh, I like THE BIRDS. Images from that movie really stayed with me and haunt me still.
Leah, If you get the chance it is quite an interesting article.
Patti, I never felt that the characters in the movie were in real danger. Now, PSYCHO, REBECCA, and NOTORIOUS worked for me. But not THE BIRDS and I know I'm in the minority on this.
Rebecca was definitely intense. But I didn't realize she'd written The Birds. Interesting.
Happy 1st Mother's Day to your Charmer!!
I never did get to see Rebecca, but read the book at school and have been a fan ever since. Must admit though, that I haven't read The Doll, so thanks for the tip.
Denise sends a BIG thank you back, Alyssa.
Dave, One demerit for not paying close attention to my 78 word post. (Joking, of course) "The Doll" hasn't been released yet. These are recently discovered stories.
Its something how these hidden stories are always coming to light.
Not that shocking to me, Jon. I have close to sixty stories of my own buried here and there on my laptop, main computer, and scatered notebooks. Sometimes I surprise myself stumbling across forgotten tales. Now shoot back seventy years where it’s not as easy finding stories obscured in dozens of musty spiral notebooks in the attic of some nephew or niece’s house. A lot of credit needs to go to this Daphne du Maurier sleuth.
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