The Astonished Heart (film) The Astonished Heart (film) The Astonished Heart is a 1950 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, and Margaret Leighton, and is based on Coward's play "The Astonished Heart" from his cycle of ten plays, "". Inspired by the great success of the 1945 film "Brief Encounter", which also had been adapted from "Tonight at 8:30", Coward agreed to have "The Astonished Heart" produced as a motion picture. As with the previous film, Coward also wrote the screenplay. Production began in 1949 and featured not only Noël Coward in one of his rare film
The Enchanted Cottage (1945 film) to Robert Young, her character had similar costumes that were well tailored. The film was released in April 1945. Not all the critics were enthusiastic. Writing for "The New York Times", critic Bosley Crowther said Other critics chose to overlook the sentimentality of the plot and focus on the overall message. Jeremy Arnold wrote that The film made a profit of $881,000. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: "The Enchanted Cottage" was adapted as a radio play on the September 3, 1945 broadcast of "Lux Radio Theater" with Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire reprising their