THE SPELL OF AMY NUGENT (1941) DVD - aka SPELLBOUND

Description: A young man is distraught after losing his fiancée to a terminal illness. He soon becomes involved with a group of spiritualists in order to contact her. This leads to a frightening series of events in this rare British film....... THE SPELL OF AMY NUGENT - 1941 In this supernatural British drama, a college student finds himself fixated upon thoughts of his late lover. Unable to forget her, he attempts to contact her spirit by holding a seance. The experience so frightens him and afterward he suffers a breakdown. Eventually he heals with the assistance of a childhood friend who has secretly loved him all along. He finally awakens to her love and returns it. Soon he has forgotten his unhealthy obsession on the other girl. This film is also known as Spellbound. Spellbound (1941) is a British drama film directed by John Harlow. The film is based on the 1909 novel The Necromancers by Robert Hugh Benson. The film was released in the US in 1945 under the titles of Ghost Story and The Spell of Amy Nugent to avoid confusion with Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, released later in 1945. Movie was released on May 10, 1941 in the UK as SPELLBOUND Movie was released on February 10, 1945 in the U.S. as THE SPELL OF AMY NUGENT This British film is known by various titles such as Passing Clouds, The Spell of Amy Nugent, Ghost Story, and Spellbound. It was originally known by the last of these but when it was later released in the USA the title was revised to avoid confusion with the 1945 Hitchcock Spellbound. I'd never heard of it before I saw it. This film is -to modern eyes- rather slow paced and something of a period piece. However to a great extent I wouldn't expect anything else; after all this film is now over eighty years old, much closer to the start of film as a medium than anything else. The subject matter is unfamiliar to most and the social context is quite literally another world. I think it is an interesting film because it explores a subject area which doesn't lend itself to film-making, not without dissolving into the realms of fantasy, which is largely avoided here. During the Second world war a number of films were produced which dealt with the afterlife. The most famous being A Matter of life and Death. In 1941 British people needed to believe that their sacrifice was not in vain and that though left behind could look forward to meeting their deceased friends and relatives in the next world. This is one such film only with a rather creepy malevolent streak, very reminiscent of the films of Val Lewton which were to follow. It is true that many scenes are understated, but that was the way things were in those days. Death was common place, after all you could be killed by a bomb hitting the cinema in which you were watching it before the end of this film. You really cannot judge films of a different era by standards of today. This film was totally unknown to me before I saw it and I would say that if you are interested in the genre this is certainly worth catching up on. This isn't a cinematic masterpiece by any means but if you can overlook its shortcomings it is at heart a competently made and intrinsically interesting film. DVD Disc has slight surface blemishes but plays amazing; most would rate "LIKE NEW" but I'll rate VERY GOOD/LIKE NEW. Case is in LIKE NEW condition. See Photos!! This DVD is super rare.....hard to find in this great condition. Will be shipped VERY SECURELY PAYMENT THRU PAYPAL THANKS FOR LOOKING!!!!!

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