When Ambrose gets sick, he goes to Italy for the sun (the solution in those times), and writes constantly to Philip.Īmbrose writes that he has fallen in love with their half-Italian cousin Rachel and they marry to his delight. (I’ll get to that later.) Philip is an orphan raised by his cousin Ambrose, a man he admires and loves like his own father.
This is his cousin and his story, but we’ll see Rachel break out of it. The story begins with Philip, the male protagonist whose perspective is demonstrated in the title. As a mid-twentieth century writer revisiting the 19th century, du Maurier played with tropes and archetypes, and in this adaptation, Rachel Weisz as the title character is a sight to behold. Directed by Roger Michell of Notting Hill and based on the 1951 Daphne du Maurier novel of the same name, My Cousin Rachel is a deep look into the construction of female villainy and the demonization of female independence.
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