the character, and disliking her hairstyle, comparing it to Wallis Simpson's. Nevertheless, Cukor called de Havilland and congratulated her for a "brilliant" performance. The 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Guide to Movies and Videos awarded My Cousin Rachel four and a half stars, acclaiming it as "Atmospheric." In 2002, the American Film Institute nominated it for its AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions list. In his 2015 Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin gave the film three stars, assessing it as "Successful" as an adaptation. Accolades Burton was nominated for an Academy Award for the first time for My Cousin Rachel. Legacy Koster's film was the first adaptation of My Cousin Rachel''. A 1990 television version directed by Brian Farnham followed, with Professor Nina Auerbach judging it as a "Superficially" more faithful adaptation, including a more complex treatment of Rachel, played by Geraldine Chaplin. The next cinematic adaptation was a 2017 film directed by Roger Michell and starring Rachel Weisz as the title character. The 2017 version followed a trend in du Maurier's works receiving new adaptations. References Bibliography External links 1952 films 1950s historical romance films 1950s mystery films 1952 romantic drama films 20th Century Fox films Films based on works by Daphne du Maurier American black-and-white films American mystery films American romantic drama films 1950s English-language films Films about cousins Films directed by Henry Koster Films set in Cornwall Films set in the 19th century Films scored by Franz Waxman Films with screenplays by Nunnally Johnson American historical romance films 1950s American films