Danvers reveals that Rebecca hated all the men in her life. Maxim is placed under arrest.Īt Manderley, Mrs. The prosecutor produces Maxim's cheque written to Favell for the note, and Favell accuses Maxim of murdering Rebecca. Danvers implies Rebecca's visit to a London doctor shortly before her death had to do with the pregnancy. The trial shows Rebecca's boat to have been deliberately sunk. Favell attempts to blackmail Maxim, claiming to have proof that Rebecca did not intend suicide, in a note she had written. de Winter is relieved to know that Maxim loves her and resolves to support him during the investigation. Enraged, Maxim pulled the trigger, then disposed of her body by placing it in her boat and sinking it. She placed his gun to her chest and stated that the only way to be free of her was to kill her. On the night of her death, she told Maxim that she was pregnant with another man's child, which she would raise under the pretense that it was Maxim's. He states she was cruel, selfish, adulterous, and manipulative. Maxim confesses to his wife that his marriage to Rebecca was a sham and that he always hated her. This reopens the investigation into Rebecca's death. The ship is Rebecca's and her decomposed body is discovered on board. However, she is thwarted by a nearby shipwreck brought from the storm. She tries to convince her to jump to her death from the window. Danvers reveals her contempt for the new wife, believing she is trying to replace Rebecca. Danvers had manipulated her and believing that Maxim now regrets their marriage, Mrs. de Winter learns that Rebecca wore the dress the previous year. When she wears it, guests are shocked and Maxim is furious. Danvers suggests that she choose a dress of a de Winter ancestor. de Winter in reviving the Manderley Costume Ball. The two begin working amicably together, with Mrs. Danvers for conspiring against her by inviting Favell, demanding her resignation. de Winter of infidelity, which she denies. Learning of this infuriates Maxim, who banned him from the grounds, and accuses Mrs. Jack Favell, Rebecca's cousin, comes to visit, saying that Mrs. The staff and Maxim's friends also were fond of Rebecca. Danvers, the housekeeper, who was devoted to his first wife Rebecca, who died in a boating accident. They marry and then head to his mansion in England, Manderley. After a brief courtship, they become engaged. Van Hopper in Monte Carlo, a young woman becomes acquainted with Maxim de Winter, a recent widower. It received mixed reviews from critics, who compared the film unfavourably to the 1940 version directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film was released in select theatres on 16 October 2020, and digitally on Netflix five days later. The film is about the intrigues that arise after a young woman marries a wealthy widower whose first wife, Rebecca, died in a mysterious boating accident. Based on the 1938 novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, the film stars Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, and Sam Riley. Rebecca is a 2020 British romantic thriller film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse.
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