TY - ADVS AU - Politowski,Adrian AU - Metz,Martin AU - Bevan Jones,Hilary AU - Snell,Peter AU - Pinnolis,Toni AU - Spring,James AU - Leonard,Meg AU - Moorcroft,Nick AU - Ashworth,Piers AU - Hall,Edward AU - Stevens,Dan AU - Mann,Leslie AU - Fisher,Isla AU - Dench,Judi AU - Coward,Noël ED - Shout! Factory (Firm), ED - IFC Films, ED - Align Pictures (Firm), ED - Protagonist Pictures (Firm), ED - Fred Films, ED - Power Keg Pictures, TI - Blithe spirit AV - PN1997.2 .B55 2021 U1 - 791.43/72 23 PY - 2021/// PB - Shout! Factory KW - Coward, Noël, KW - Seances KW - Drama KW - Triangles (Interpersonal relations) KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Feature films KW - lcgft KW - Comedy films KW - Fiction films KW - Film adaptations KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Video recordings for people with visual disabilities N1 - Based on the play by Noel Coward; Originally released as a motion picture in 2020; Wide screen (2.39:1); Special features: behind-the-scenes featurettes, including interviews with actors Judi Dench and Dan Stevens; trailer; Dan Stevens, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Judi Dench; MPAA rating: PG-13; for suggestive references and some drug material N2 - Best selling crime novelist Charles suffers from terrible writer's block and is struggling to finish his first screenplay. His picture-perfect new wife Ruth is doing her best to keep him focused so they can fulfill her dream of leaving London for Hollywood. Charles' quest for inspiration leads him to invite the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti to perform a seþance in his home. He gets more than he bargained for when Madame Acarti inadvertently summons the spirit of his first wife: the brilliant and fiery Elvira. Ready to pick up her life right where she left off, Elvira is shocked to discover the prim and proper Ruth is now married to her husband and running her household. Charles finds himself stuck between his two wives and their increasingly over-the-top attempts to outdo one another ER -