i be be force to watch this in my english class . i can not believe how horrid this be . charles dance put maxim de winter to shame . he be not charm and not handsome and he lack the inner turmoil that be very much a part of the character . and emilia fox . she be too sweet and too innocent and also lack the character struggle to develop her own personality . mrs. danvers be just bad . she be not at all evil or sinister like the mrs. danvers in the book . also and the mood of the story be suppose to be dark and very gothic . it dark alright but not it only dark because the lighting be horrendous . it doesn not set the mood of the story it just make it seem like they be act in a studio with only one light . the outside of manderlay be not what you would expect . it be bright and cheerful and sunny . in drastic contrast to the dark mood of the story . also and the flashback include rebecca really take away from her mystery . they personify her break down the magical barrier that seem to have build up around her . it a distract point of the movie . all in all and this be one of the bad movie i have see in a long time . and i work in a video store so i watch a lot of movie . if you can avoid this movie do so at all cost . hitchcock 1940 version be so much good . i may be a die hard hitchcock fan but the academy agree with me . it win best picture and olivier be nominate for his performance of maxim . it so much good than this monstrosity .