Kind Hearts and Coronets
Synopsis
Louis is shunned by his family, the noble and snobbish d’Ascoynes, as a result of his mother’s marriage to a foreign commoner. After his mother’s death, Louis becomes determined to avenge her and inherit the family title. Unfortunately, eight relatives must be eliminated before he can do so.
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Awards & Festivals
Venice Film Festival
1949 | Winner: Best Production Design (International Award)
National Board of Review
1950 | 2 wins including: Best Actor
BAFTA Awards
1950 | Nominee: Best British Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1950 | 3rd place: Best Actor
Critics reviews
The New York Times
A savage jest, saturated with class hatred and narrated in a tone of droll understatement by its unflappable serial-killer protagonist, Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price).
J. Hoberman
November 28, 2019
With a broad range of characters—young and old, men and women, as caricatures or with honesty—Kind Hearts is perhaps the perfect example of Guinness’ work with the Ealing comedies, as an actor whose ability to embody a diverse cast never got bogged down in garrish pantomime. With naturalism, Guinness’ roles in his Ealing comedies brought a human realness to the absurdity of the films.
Chelsea Phillips-Carr
June 29, 2018
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