The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

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In this delightfully wistful romantic fantasy, the unexpected friendship between a young widow and a sea captain’s ghost weaves a magical tale of immortal love.  Determined to live her life the way she wants, newly widowed Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney, Leave Her to Heaven) declines her straight-laced in-laws’ demand that she live with them and moves with her daughter Anna (8-year-old Natalie Wood, West Side Story) to a charming seaside cottage, only to discover that it already has a resident: the ghost of a handsome, blustering seafarer named Captain Gregg (Rex Harrison, My Fair Lady).    Despite his best efforts to scare Lucy off, she refuses to leave, and as they gradually get to know one another, Lucy’s fierce independence and stubbornness gains first the captain’s grudging respect, then his heart.    Despite the obvious issues, it soon becomes clear that a romance has grown between them … but what can be done about it?  A gorgeous, charming and highly offbeat tale of supernatural connection, featuring standout performances from Harrison and Tierney, as well as the imitable George Sanders (All About Eve) as a suave flesh-and-blood suitor, Oscar-nominated cinematography, and a haunting score by Bernard Herrmann, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is an unforgettable love story that spawned a popular 1960’s TV series. (Dir. by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1947, USA, 104 mins., Not Rated)