Movie History-Kind Hearts and Coronets

Ali 2022-01-09 08:01:05

Although classified as an Yi Ling comedy, "Benevolence and Crown" is surprisingly different from its genre. Ealing's comedy is casual and elegant, even smug, while Robert Hammer's black comedy about a noble serial killer is cold-blooded and unsympathetic. The humor of Yi Ling's comedy comes from kind folk stories, and "Benevolence and Crown" presents a brisk, ironic and funny style. Yiling's comedy likes to make major events smaller, allowing both parties in the conflict to shake hands and make peace for the public interest, while the sexual content is interspersed with science, and it is taken in one stroke. On the contrary, "Benevolence and Crown" relies on the contradictions and conflicts of the characters, and there are several seductive erotic clips. Ealing’s comedy emphasizes that evil has its rewards, and at the end of the film, the savvy Louis Mazzini still has a chance to retreat and get away with it.

The unconventional director of Ealing Films, Robert Hammer, is ready to "ignore the long-established but no-one practiced ethics and make a movie about serial murders." Hammer and screenwriter John Deaton inject wit and vitality into the dialogue, especially the voice-over monologues where Louis is on the sidelines. Alec Guinness, who played the role of all members of the Asconi family alone, demonstrated the rare acting skills of a comedian. In addition, Dennis Price's Byron-like gloomy and seductive Louis dominates the story, and Joan Greenwood plays his coquettish, controlling lover, Sibila. In his short career as a director, Hammer has shot some interesting and unique works, but they can't compare with the calm temperament and Wilde's humor of "Benevolence and the Crown". The film has also become the most outstanding black comedy in the history of British cinema.

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Extended Reading
  • Marianna 2022-03-26 09:01:09

    'Benevolence is more valuable than a crown, faith is better than blood, Julien's filming? Small people twist their minds and climb up by any means. In the end, they are planted in the hands of women.

  • Kaelyn 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    Originally wanted to mark four and a half stars, but it is really happy or five stars. I really like this kind of dark humorous story of a black-bellied male pig breaking through the level. The relatives are as bright as (better than) giant pythons~~ It turned out to be the actor of the Bridge of River Kwai and Obi-Wang! The male pig is also like young Bush and Cool uncle. . . The family tree poster is pretty scary. . .

Kind Hearts and Coronets quotes

  • [first lines]

    Warder in Jail: Good evening, Mr. Elliot.

    The Hangman: Good evening.

  • [last lines]

    Tit Bits reporter.: Your grace. I represent the magazine "Tit Bits" by whom I'm commissioned to approach you for the publication rights of your memoirs.

    Louis Mazzini: My memoirs? Oh, my memoirs. My memoirs. My memoirs!

    [Mazzini suddenly realises that he has left his memoirs, in which he confesses to killing all his relatives, in the condemned cell after being released from prison]