Rebecca (1940)

Themes: Based on Novel (DuMaurier), Unlikely Romance, Mirrors, Blonde, Art (portrait), Brandy, Stairs, Wrong Man


Characters:
Maxim de Winter - mysterious, secretive, avoidant
The Second Mrs. de Winter - shy, insecure, clumsy, eager to please.
Jack Favell - mysterious, assertive, suspicious
Mrs. Danvers - cold, stern, obsessed


Notes:
The Second Mrs. de Winter's (MdW #2) real name is never revealed
MdW #2 is totally out of place in Manderley - dwarfed by the sets, with doorknobs up so high she looks like Alice in Wonderland!
Mythology of Rebecca - her almost supernatural presense after death