The fallen idol, a good film of loyalty among the boy of the household and the butler, baines, ralph richardson. The plot for this movie comes from graham greenes short story, the basement room, which he adapted into the fallen idol novella that he adapted into the screenplay. Graham greene liked to say that he preferred the fallen idol 1948 to the more famous the third man 1949 because it was more a writers film than a directors. Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in london, idolizes baines, his fathers butler, a kind of hero in the eyes of the child, whose perception changes when he accidentally. Listen to star robert henrey discuss the fallen idol on wnycs the leonard lopate show here every bit as worthy as odd man out and the third man. The fallen idol 1948 stream and watch online moviefone. Convinced his idol is guilty of murder, he tries to help him, but incriminates him. Elegantly balancing suspense and farce, this tale of the fraught relationship between a boy and the beloved butler he suspects of murder is a delightfully macabre thriller of. The fallen idol also known as the lost illusion is a 1948 british film directed by carol reed and based on the short story the basement room, by graham greene. The trio of greene, reed and producer alexander korda, as well as an expert cast toplined by ralph richardson, turned a story involving adult secrets and childhood fantasies into a classically. A butler working in a foreign embassy in london falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.
Tired old queen at the movies the fallen idol duration. I cant remember the exact year i saw the fallen idol for the first time, but i wasnt much older than phile bobby henrey, the child star of the film. Fallen idol is a great film, with all actors in fine form, especially ralph richardson, and including the boy. The film was nominated for the academy award for best director carol reed and best adapted screenplay graham greene, and won the bafta award for best british film. With the writer graham greene and the director carol reed at the top of their form, this little masterpiece is set in the embassy of a frenchspeaking nation in postwar london. The fallen idol is a 1948 british film directed by carol reed and based on the short story the basement room, by graham greene. The fallen idol 1948 film noir of the week youtube. Married to the housekeeper being is wife, having an affair with his employers secretary, the relationship of trust about lies and little white lies is a good story to have.
To entertain the boy, the household butler, baines ralph. Her performance in the fallen idol 1948 throws clear light on this. Somehow though, the fallen idol has always been the cinderella title among this esteemed trio, perhaps lacking the pulsequickening spectacle or thrilling baroque visuals of the other two. The fallen idol 1948 was one of the films that cemented his reputation and many critics rate the beautifully modulated dramaturnedintimate thriller, directed by reed with a deft touch and a rich sense of character, as his finest film. Adapted from the graham greene story the basement room, director carol reeds the fallen idol is told almost completely from a childs eye viewbut it isnt a childrens story. The fallen idol ralph richardson, michele morgan and the amazing. Two of the films of that era, odd man out and the third man, have been widely admired, but the third, 1948s the fallen idol, has been more difficult to experience. Based on a graham greene short story which he helped adapt, this is a sensitive study of the way in which the small son of a foreign ambassador in london interprets the strange and seemingly. The fallen idol, the third man and our man in havana were collaborations with graham greene.
Director reed makes the most out of the slightest details and mixes dread. Overview of the fallen idol, 1948, directed by carol reed, with ralph richardson, michele morgan, bobby henrey, at turner classic movies. The fallen idol 1948 cast and crew the young son of a diplomat, phillipe bobby henrey, often finds himself alone. Therefore, when it seems as though richardson might be implicated in a murder, bobby does his best to throw the police off the track. The fallen idol a fine sensitive story, a brilliant child star and a polished cast, headed by ralph richardson and michele morgan, combine to make the. The focused storyline is well suited for a movie by creating a childcentered psychodrama. Sometimes the juxtaposition of movie and circumstance seems merely accidental. The fallen idol 1948 carol reed the movie title stills.
Inside a twoyear period, carol reed made odd man out and the third man. The fallen idol 1948 synopsis when his father goes abroad to retrieve his mother from a long hospital stay, phillipe, the young son of a foreign ambassador in london, remains at the embassy in the care of the butler, baines, and his shrewish housekeeper wife. The fallen idol was the first of three masterpieces to result from the legendary meeting of director carol reed and writer graham greene, who together would also create the third man and our man in havana. With ralph richardson, michele morgan, sonia dresdel, bobby henrey. The fallen idol 1948 a butler working in a foreign embassy in london falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the.
Thats four incredible films, one right after the other. The fallen idol, based on a story by graham greene, was the authors favourite film of his work even though it radically altered the original. Richard ayoade is interviewed in the special features and he notes correctly despite how great reed. Originally titled the lost illusion, the fallen idol was directed by carol reed at shepperton. Carol reed will always be remembered for his masterpiece the third man which came out in 1949 starring orson welles. The fallen idol stands as one of the great films about looking, about perspective, about the way we watch and interpret not just film plots but each other. The fallen idol 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While working as a film critic in the 1930s, graham greene had first noticed carol reeds developing directorial talent. Hey guys, just thought i should let you know that im having a really sad day. After the phonecall was over, i realised that even. Michele morgan and bobby henrey and is already being called the film of the year. The circumstances of our first encounters with movies are often as memorable as the movies themselves.
Silent witness s03e04 fallen idol 2 uightaelena6329. To entertain the boy, the household butler, baines ralph richardson, creates. Young bobby henrey idolizes household butler ralph richardson. The young son of a diplomat, phillipe bobby henrey, often finds himself alone. While i identified with the childs point of view, the film had an even greater significance for me as my grandparents were lifelong professional. Noire for nintendo switch case guide walkthrough video in full hd with a five stars rating on a single playthrough. Philippe bobby henrey, son of a european diplomat briefly away from london, follows his admired butlerfriend baines ralph richardson leaving the grounds, put off when he finds him with a friend michele morgan unknown to him, in carol reed and graham. The fallen idol 1949 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. However the seeds of that film stem out of his collaboration with novelist and short story writer graham greene on the fallen idol the year previously.
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