Breeding, Bosoms & Booty. Rebecca (1940): 8/10 ghostly hairbrushes.
In the 3d episode of Kino Royale, Film Lady claims she is the new Mrs de Winter & decides to dissect both the movie & the OG book. She gets the estate confused with Robbie William’s song while whinging the adaptation only has 1 dog instead of 2.
Links:
•Rebecca review — The Cinefile Blog
• Robbie Williams, Road to Mandalay (2000)
• YouTube: MIT Lectures on Film History
• YT: Watch Rebecca (1940)
• The novel: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Find me:
• Letterboxd: @filmladyroyal
• Bluesky: @filmladyroyal
• Email: kinoroyalepodcast@gmail.com
Music (royalty free via Free Music Archive — CC BY):
Jake Hunter - Classical Piano Elegance
Jake Hunter - Elegant Classical Strings
Jake Hunter - Majestic Classical Strings
Jake Hunter - Noble Classical Strings
Kevin MacLeod - Blue Feather
Kevin MacLeod - Camille Saint-Saëns_Danse Macabre - Busy Strings
Kevin MacLeod - Camille Saint-Saëns_Danse Macabre - Finale
Kevin MacLeod - Camille Saint-Saëns_Danse Macabre - Isolated Harp
Kevin MacLeod - Camille Saint-Saëns_Danse Macabre - Light Dance
Kevin MacLeod - Camille Saint-Saëns_Danse Macabre - Sad Part
Kevin MacLeod - Divertissement
Kevin MacLeod - Erik Satie_Gymnopedie No 1
Kevin MacLeod - Ghost Dance
Kevin MacLeod - J. S. Bach_Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049
Kevin MacLeod - J. S. Bach_Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Kevin MacLeod - Snow Drop
Kevin MacLeod - Sonatina
Kevin MacLeod - Tiny Fugue
Kevin MacLeod - Traditional_Song of the Volga Boatmen
Kevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano Violin and Viola
Kevin MacLeod - Wagner_Bridal Chorus - piano
Kevin MacLeod - Wagner_Bridal Chorus
Mystery Mammal - Asylum
Jake Hunter — Scary Cinematic Background Piano
Universfield — Creepy Horror Background
Universfield — Mystery Horror
Universfield — Paranormal Horror Background
Yuri Megis — Horror Piano Trailer
Joseph R. Lilore — NOVEMBER
SOURCES
Britannica: Rebecca (novel)
Mental Floss: 11 Facts About Daphne du Maurier's Enduring Novel (2020)
Literary Ladies Guide: Rebecca — original 1938 reviews
Refinery29: The Real History of Rebecca Author Daphne du Maurier (2020)
The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki: Rebecca (1940)
Britannica: Rebecca (film by Hitchcock)
BFI Sight & Sound: Love to death — Hitchcock, Du Maurier and Rebecca
Viv and Larry: The Mysterious Mrs Danvers — Queer Subtext in Rebecca (2013)
Intermission Time: Queer Reading — Rebecca (2019)
Autostraddle: Thirsty Classics — Rebecca Is Hot Even in Death (2021)
Lavender Menace: Du Maurier's Rebecca and Queer Culture (2020)
Perisphere: Rebecca, Mrs Danvers, and Me (2023)
Books & Bakes: Rebecca as Queer Tragedy (2023)
Literary Hub: Obreht, T. — Mrs Danvers, Rebecca's Lesbian Feminist Hero (2025)
The Bookish Elf: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier — Book Review
EBSCO Research Starters: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Mental Floss: 11 Facts About Daphne du Maurier's Enduring Novel
British Comedy Guide: 30th Anniversary of Keeping Up Appearances