" He was "on the verge of completely shutting down" and becoming unresponsive to Loomis.During treatment over time, Loomis further reported that his psychopathic patient was becoming a "ghost - a mere shape of a human being.This was thefourthin a series of films directed by David Lean in the early 40s, all made in collaboration with producer/writer Noel Coward:In Which We Serve (1942)This Happy Breed (1944)Blithe Spirit (1945)Brief Encounter (1945 or 1946)Lean's earliest co-directorial effort was forMajor Barbara (1941)with Gabriel Pascal - a film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's 1905 social comedy.Two later films were directly and strongly influenced byBlow-Up: Francis Ford Coppola'sThe Conversation (1974)and Brian De Palma'sBlow Out (1981), but both substituted the photographic aspect with the heme of sound...They follow orders.You see, the solution to your crisis is standin' right in front of you") - but Masrani rejected his crazed plan: "Let me be as clear as I can.In preparation, Tony set out a new pair of white gloves (removed from a brown paper bag) and a cane (to pretend he was incapacitated).