In this lugubrious but brilliantly realized adaptation of Henry James' classic novella The Turn of the Screw, 19th century British governess Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) arrives at a bleak mansion to take care of Flora (Pamela Franklin) and Miles (Martin Stephens), the wealthy household's two children. Outwardly the children are little darlings, but the governess begins to feel that there's something unwholesome behind those beatific smiles. After several disturbing examples of the children's evil impulses, Miss Giddens gets ...
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In this lugubrious but brilliantly realized adaptation of Henry James' classic novella The Turn of the Screw, 19th century British governess Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) arrives at a bleak mansion to take care of Flora (Pamela Franklin) and Miles (Martin Stephens), the wealthy household's two children. Outwardly the children are little darlings, but the governess begins to feel that there's something unwholesome behind those beatific smiles. After several disturbing examples of the children's evil impulses, Miss Giddens gets information from the housekeeper (Megs Jenkins) that suggests that the children may be possessed by malign spirits -- or are all these events just the products of Miss Giddens's own imagination? The best and most frightening vignette in The Innocents occurs when the governess casually kisses young Miles, then recoils in horror when she realizes that someone other than Miles has kissed her back. Unlike many CinemaScope productions, The Innocents plays better in the claustrophobic confines of the TV screen. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Deborah Kerr, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Franklin, Martin Stephens, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde. New in new packaging. Language: English. Run time: 100 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.33: 1/2.35: 1. Originally released: 1961. factory sealed brand new
"Do you have an imagination?" With that question opens the very best horror film ever made. No other ghost story can touch it, not even "The Haunting" or "The Uninvited," although both of those are absolutely first-rate films. But "The Innocents" is even better. It is based on the novella "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James, and the screenplay is by Truman Capote, so the viewer is assured of an excellent story. This ghost story has everything. It is shot on location in a large country house in England. It's in black and white because color would have prevented the spooky atmosphere that the director achieved with much of the screen in deep shadow in many scenes. And yet, the apparently normal surroundings and ordinary domestic situation in which the action takes place serve to heighten the viewer's sense of mystery when decidedly "un-normal" things start to happen--the first one outdoors in broad daylight. Relating any of the story line, however sketchily, would detract from the viewer's enjoyment, so I close by simply repeating the question with which the story opens: "Do you have an imagination?"