A Haunting in Venice (2023) just dropped on Hulu, so I decided to spend a quiet Halloween evening watching it as I waited for trick-or-treaters. This is the third installment of Kenneth Branagh’s Hercule Poirot adaptations, following Murder on the Orient Express (2017) and Death on the Nile (2022). Based on Agatha Christie’s 1969 novel Hallowe’en Party, the film is set in 1947, and the costumes were designed by Sammy Sheldon.
While there is pretty much only one costume change for the characters for the entire film, everything is beautifully tailored. There’s not a lot to really discuss, but the film offers beautiful visuals throughout.
Have you seen A Haunting in Venice (2023)? Share your thoughts in the comments!
While that’s a lovely make-up job on Reilly, it’s wrong for the period, There shouldn’t be all that mascara and eye shadow on her lower lashes and her lipstick is perfect for right now, but not back then. Having said that, the costumes you picture are spot on and I love that Fey is in the cast. I’m sure she adds spark.
The costumes do look beautiful, but they seem to have changed just about everything about the plot and slapped the same character names on entirely new people. I think my main complaint is that changing the murder victim from a child to an adult undercuts the horror of the crime in the book.
I recently finished the book and have been wondering how it could work in the new setting. Now I know … but I’ll probably watch it anyway.
Jamie was a knockout in this film! He’s a great actor when he’s not chained to the 50 Shades Trilogy! He’s much better than that icky Armie Hammer, anyways! What Agatha Christie book do you think should be adapted next?
I also Love Tina’s Green Suit based on the famous (or infamous) Dior Bar Suit!