The movie is based on the 1951 novel by Daphne Du Maurier and tells the story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. "Female characters are seldom allowed to loom so large, and 'My Cousin Rachel' reminds what a delight it can be when they do"--Variety. "Not only a triumphant exercise in dark and delicious romantic ambiguity, the pitfalls of being taken in are what this melodramatic thriller is all about."--Los Angeles Times.
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