When he meets her, however, heart rules head when he realises that she is not at all what he had imagined. He is disconcerted to hear that Rachel plans to come and visit him and is determined to confront her about his suspicions that she had colluded in his uncle’s death. Returning to England he discovers that he is sole heir to his uncle’s estate. On his arrival he finds that Ambrose has died.

When letters of a more alarming nature arrive where Ambrose seems distressed and convinced that he is being poisoned, Philip decides to go to Italy to help his uncle. As he recovers, letters arrive from Ambrose telling of a friend he has met in Italy and later of his love and marriage with the mysterious Rachel.

When Ambrose becomes ill, it is recommended that he travel to Italy for his health and the estate is left in the care of Philip, now in his twenties. Philip (Sam Claflin), the hero of My Cousin Rachel, is orphaned as a child and grows up on a country estate in Cornwall with his uncle, Ambrose. Du Maurier, probably best known among cinema goers for the classic 1940 version of Rebecca, with an unforgettable performance from Laurence Olivier, has had many of her novels and stories adapted for the screen, including the eerie Don’t Look Now and Hitchcock’s The Birds. Stars: Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glenĭirector Roger Michell’s remake of Daphne du Maurier’s tale of suspicion and jealousy goes a long way in capturing the shifting emotions and unsettling atmosphere of the novel. Writers: Daphne Du Maurier (novel), Roger Michell (adaptation)

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