The well publicized disappearance of Agatha Christie, legendary crime writer, is the subject of this mostly fictional movie. The disappearance of Christie has always been a mystery, given her loss of memory during the episode so this movie tried to fill in those blank pages of her life. It is a splendid production with Vanessa Redgrave in the title role and Dustin Hoffman as the journalist who pursues her and falls in love with the mysterious and elegant woman, as portrayed in the movie. Timothy Dalton, looking very distinguished, is her husband, who had made it clear that he wanted a divorce. Dalton and Redgrave together are enormously impressive. As the journalist, Dustin Hoffman pursues Christie and we see them on the dance floor and in private moments at the spa where Christie is hiding away. The costumes and settings are beautiful and evoke the 1920's in this classy and highly visual movie. I've always found Vanessa Redgrave to be one of the most riveting women in the world and this role highlights her tremendous stage presence. However, she is not a woman I would associate with Agatha Christie. The movie is not spellbinding; however, we do see a very shocking episode towards the end which is nerve wracking. This movie is well worth a viewing and while it is fictional it adds an interesting sidebar to the life of the world's best selling mystery writer.
