Posted: 4/21/16 at 5:05pm
I watched and enjoyed this recently, and liked it enough to share with you fine folks (ICYMI). I usually prefer to read the book first, especially because I've always loved everything I've read by Muriel Spark, but with a cast including Maggie Smith and featuring a host of other fine British talent, I couldn't resist. How can you? :)
Sir Michael Hordern, Cyril Cusack, Thora Hird and Maurice Denham are among the ancient friends, widowers and doddering lovers who are nervously united by a series of mysterious telephone calls. "Memento mori," the caller intones, which he then politely translates as "Remember, you must die." The effect on these affluent, eccentric codgers living in London in the 1950s subtly veers their assorted grumblings, ailments, jealousies and peccadilloes into ripe, poignant comedy-drama.
