how one film turned British whimsy into a darkly comic masterpiece
- Written by Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
Silver Screen Collection/Getty ImagesMrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson) lives alone in a rickety Victorian house near London’s King’s Cross railway station. She rents a room to Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness), who claims to be a musician, and asks to use the room for practice sessions with his string quintet.
But wait. Professor Marcus...





