Young bobby henrey idolizes household butler ralph richardson. Fallen idol definition is a person who is no longer greatly admired. Fallen idol 1997 cast and crew forensic specialist dr. Mcbride and phil represent a young man accused of murdering a famous and success lawyer, who is also mcbrides mentor. Released 1948, the fallen idol stars ralph richardson, michele morgan, bobby henrey, sonia dresdel the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a score of 88 out of 100 on. Baines has invented a heroic persona to keep the boy entertained, and often tells him stories of his exotic and daring adventures in africa and elsewhere, stories such as putting down a native uprising singlehanded, killing a man in selfdefense, and so on. Directed by carol reed new restoration costar robert henrey will appear in person at the 7. The fallen idol was the first of three masterpieces to result from the legendary. They realise that she must have fallen from there and that her death was indeed accidental. Jan 08, 2007 in this way, the fallen idol is one of the first cinematic explorations of the voyeuristic act of watching a movie, beating hitchcocks rear window to the punch by some six years. Coincidentally, it was a film featuring a similar sevenyearold precocious boy. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a fallen idol 1919 near you.
The film is told through the naive eyes of a diplomats young son, phillipe, who idolises his fathers butler, baines. The fallen idol, a good film of loyalty among the boy of the household and the butler, baines, ralph richardson. Silent witness s03e04 fallen idol 2 uightaelena6329. 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. The fallen idol is a 1948 british film directed by carol reed and based on the short story the basement room, by graham greene. Although the cause of death was a broken neck, there is little to indicate whether she fell or was pushed. The fallen idol is a 1948 british film directed by carol reed and based on the 1936 short story the basement room, by graham greene. 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. Fallen idol definition of fallen idol by merriamwebster. With marcelle duprey, jesse birdsall, lesley manville, victoria gay. Philippe, a diplomats son and good friend of baines the butler, is confused by the complexities and evasions of adult life. She was found in a vacant house that her estate agent mother and stepfather were selling.
That look is at the heart of the fallen idol, which is very much about the gap between what. Two of the films of that era, odd man out and the third man, have been widely admired, but the third. The fallen idol finds innocence and inquisitiveness at odds with corruption. Sam ryan amanda burton unearths family scandals as he probes a teens slaying. The fallen idol finds innocence and inquisitiveness at odds with corruption, violence, desire, deceit all the stuff that.
As a result, phillipe idolizes the servant, seeing him as a hero. The film opens just as the ambassador departs on a short trip, leaving. 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. Baines has constructed a heroic persona, full of exotic adventures, that fascinates the boy. 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. Michele morgan and ralph richardson in the fallen idol 1948 bobby henrey and carol reed in the fallen idol. But when baines wife sonia dresdel falls to her death, the police believe baines was behind it. Felipe is confused that no one seems to want to listen to him.
The fallen idol the first masterpiece from graham greene. It earned the british film academy award in the best. 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 first order. The fallen idol details the story of the friendship between fellipe, the eightyearold son of frances ambassador to london and the family butler, whom he worships.
Heroworshipping philippe bobby henrey, whose ambassador father is away, can t get enough of butler baines ralph richardson, showing off his pet snake, and not hiding his contempt for the man s wife sonia dresdel, early in carol reed s the fallen idol, 1948. Graham greene liked to say that he preferred the fallen idol 1948. Fallen idol is a darling tale about a boy who gets wrapped up in a murder his beloved baines is wrapped up in, and the third man is one of greenes pseudospy novels where ordinary men take up the role of detectivei love it. Overview of the fallen idol, 1948, directed by carol reed, with ralph richardson, michele morgan, bobby henrey, at turner classic movies. Watch the fallen idol movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. As interesting as that is, its gardenvariety gaze theory stuff compared to the truly startling way that reed and graham coopt the framework of a spy thriller.
Case the fallen idol part 8 tool after tool after tool. The fallen idol is a fascinating film for how it manages to develop inner turmoil and for its earnest interest in the perspective of a child. It might be lesser known, but certainly not deservingly so. As the son of the french ambassador living in london, little eightyearold philippe the very good kid actor bobby henrey, in the first of only two feature film credits has the run of the big embassy as his parents. Jul 09, 2017 the fallen idol details the story of the friendship between fellipe, the eightyearold son of frances ambassador to london and the family butler, whom he worships. However, the current carefully restored release makes a strong case that this story remains the most perfect jewel in reeds entire filmography. Nov 06, 2006 small wonder, then, that as a nineyearold watching the fallen idol on channel 9, i began to feel as if i were watching a movie about myself watching the fallen idol. Overview of the fallen idol, 1948, directed by carol reed, with ralph. Jul 25, 2014 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 int. The fallen idol 1949 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In 232 lists, 1,606 checks, 171 favorites, dislikes. Gemma boyd, an attractive 17yr old, is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. She has been recovering from an illness for the last eight months.
Mcbride takes the case of a teenager accused of a murder during a botched robbery a case where the victim was mcbrides mentor. The ending of the film differs radically from greenes story. To entertain the boy, the household butler, baines ralph richardson, creates adventurous stories of his past. In this way, the fallen idol is one of the first cinematic explorations of the voyeuristic act of watching a movie, beating hitchcocks rear window to the punch by some six years. With john larroquette, marta dubois, matt lutz, madison mason. The fallen idol has been overshadowed by the noir comedy, giddy style, and cold war thematics of reed and greenes subsequent sensation the third man, but in similarly dealing with the nature of betrayal the fallen idol is actually a superior psychological drama.
The young son of a diplomat, phillipe bobby henrey, often finds himself alone. The fallen idol 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 int. Small wonder, then, that as a nineyearold watching the fallen idol on channel 9, i began to feel as if i were watching a movie about myself watching the fallen idol. Rent the fallen idol 1948 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Reeds film was nominated for best director and best adapted screenplay. Nov 04, 2006 the fallen idol was a model of what the development of a movie should be, but very seldom is. For the fallen idol, greene adapted the script from his own short story the basement room and its a really nifty one. With ralph richardson, michele morgan, sonia dresdel, bobby henrey. 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 1948 film noir of the week youtube. The ambassador at a foreign embassy in london goes home to collect his wife from hospital. 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.
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