No 11 best horror film of all time jack clayton, 1961. The last picture i worked on as a cinematographer in my first phase with the exception of another in 1964 and my return to the craft in the 1980s was jack claytons now cult classic the. While the innocents is a mix of traditional ghost story with a notsorepressed freudian subtext not unlike the haunting repulsion treats hysteria, well, with hysteria. Roman polanskis macbeth 1971 and jack claytons the innocents 1961. The innocents bluray delivers truly amazing video and audio in this.
Facing a crisis of faith, the nuns turn to nonbeliever mathilde as their beliefs and traditions clash with their harsh new realities. The film is based on the classic 1898 henry james novella the turn of the screw. I first saw the innocents on its debut at the leicester square theatre 1961. The innocents 1961 a message to our movie fans read more. Its claustrophobic, surreal in its horror, with all the paranoia and more of rosemarys baby without the comic relief like being trapped in the brain of madness. It is in french and polish, with english subtitles. Unable to bear any long the anguished cries of pain which the purevoiced chanting cannot drown out, a young nun tramps through the snow to the french red cross hospital to seek help, with the insistence that the polish catholic authorities must not get to hear of it. Creepily atmospheric, the innocents is a stylishly crafted, chilling british ghost tale with deborah kerr at her finest. The innocents, directed by jack clayton and released in 1961, tells the story of a young woman who is given charges in the form of two adorable and playful children on a country estate. Set in the aftermath of world war ii, the quietly powerful drama the innocents shows women of faith working side by side with nonbelievers to bring light to a dark, horrifying world. Rent the innocents 1961 starring deborah kerr and peter wyngarde on dvd and bluray.
Introduction by cultural historian christopher frayling audio commentary featuring frayling new interview with cinematographer john bailey about. Watching jack claytons psychological suspense film, the innocents, is a bit like peering over someones shoulder as they descend irrevocably into madness. Heavy rain for sleep, study and relaxation duration. A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. Come join my pamela franklin fan collection facebook group at.
The innocents is effective because of its restraint. During the annals of her career, kerr pioneered her way through an array of triumphant films which garnered her. Jack claytons production of the innocents, the turn of the screw, suspense. Posts about the innocents 1961 written by bluraydownlow. The following is a chapter on the innocents from cinematographer freddie franciss memoir, the straight story from moby dick to glory. The innocents, a 1950 play by william archibald based on henry jamess the turn of the screw. There she finds a nun in labour, and hears other grim tales from other sisters, many of whom still cannot face their own pregnancy, with the army responsible now having disappeared. Based on the 1898 novella the turn of the screw by the american novelist henry james, the screenplay was adapted by william archibald and truman capote, who used archibalds own stage playalso titled the innocentsas a primary. The audio commentary, filmed introduction and designed by motley are in english with optional german subtitles, the trailer and bonus trailers in english without any subtitles, behind the scenes, the house and the innocence by henry james in french with optional german subtitles, and finally the short and radio play are in german without any subtitles. The innocents 1961 stream and watch online moviefone. Yesterday, september 29th was the 94th birthday of deborah kerr, the famed scottish actress who became one of hollywoods greatest assets. Based on henry jamess the turn of the screw, the innocents remains one of the very best ghost films. The innocents 1961 on october 1, 2015 by in the good old days of classic hollywood.
This genuinely frightening, exquisitely made supernatural gothic stars deborah kerr as an emotionally fragile governess who comes to suspect that there is something very, very wrong with her precocious new charges. The innocents 1961 stream and watch online based on the henry james story the turn of the screw, a psychological thriller about a woman who takes a governess job for two orphans in a victorian. Plot synopsis set in a beautiful stately mansion of country england around 1840, the innocents is a superb tale of possession of the innocent by malevolent spirits. Described by critic pauline keal as the best ghost movie ive ever seen, jack claytons adaptation of henrys jamess the turn of the screw is a virtuoso piece of storytelling. Uk 1961 black and white english language, with optional hardofhearing subtitles 96 minutes dvd9 original aspect ratio 2. A psychosexually intensified adaptation of henry jamess classic the turn of the screw, cowritten by truman capote and directed by jack clayton, the innocents is a triumph of. Martin scorsese put it in his top ten list of nervejanglers.
The innocents a film by jack clayton described by critic pauline keal as the best ghost movie ive ever seen, jack claytons adaptation of henrys jamess the turn of the screw is a virtuoso piece of storytelling deborah kerr in the performance of her career plays the emotionally repressed vicars daughter who takes up a job as governess to two seemingly angelic orphans. The innocents demonstrates that with the proper atmosphere and a good story, children can be creepy little buggers. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. This nearperfect 1961 ghost story, adapted from henry jamess 1898 novella the turn of the screw, has friends in high places. The setting is rural poland in the aftermath of world war two. Starring deborah kerr, peter wyngarde, megs jenkins, michael redgrave,clytie jessop, pamela. The screenplay, adapted by william archibald and truman capote, is deliberately unhurried and rich. All i want to do is save the children, not destroy them. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for the innocents in any language. With that line, nervously delivered in response to a strange, unidentified noise from outside, she reopens a can of worms thats been actively squirming since 1898, when henry james the turn of the screw was first published. Sometimes one cant help imagining things, fragile british governess miss giddens tells one of her countrymanor wards early in 1961s the innocents.
As her care for them deepens and her time at the estate goes by, she begins to. Based on actual postwar events, the innocents follows a polish convent housing several pregnant nuns victims of an indescribable nightmare who are due to give birth. Buy the innocents 1961 bluray from amazons movies store. Based on the 1898 novella the turn of the screw by the american novelist henry james, the screenplay was adapted by william archibald and truman capote, who used archibalds own stage playalso titled the innocents as a primary.
The innocents 1961 based on the henry james story the turn of the screw, a psychological thriller about a woman who takes a governess job for two orphans in a victorian home. They cannot turn to a local doctor, for the nuns would be evicted and disgraced. Deborah kerr, peter wyngarde, megs jenkins, michael. Youre powerless to stop it and it feels terribly invasive. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. With deborah kerr, peter wyngarde, megs jenkins, michael redgrave. The two creepy kids in question, flora pamela franklin and miles martin stephens, are the niece and nephew of a city gentlemen who cant be bothered with the burden of raising children.
Hacshac, llc participates in the amazon services llc associates program. Rent the innocents 2016 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Corruptions a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. Fall asleep on a full moon night with calming wave sounds 9 hours of deep sleeping on mareta beach duration. World war ii has just ended and red cross nurse mathilde is wrapping up her work when a panicked nun arrives to beckon her back to the convent, where she finds a shocking scene. Soon after her arrival, miss giddens comes to believe that the spirits of the former governess miss jessel and valet peter quint are. A sincere if a little simple supernatural love story, the innocents moody meandering leaves a satisfying first impression. In victorian england, the uncle of orphaned niece flora and nephew miles hires miss giddens as governess to raise the children at his estate. The innocents bluray release date september 23, 2014.
Subtitle files are available for the movies listed below. For the record, criterion have provided optional english sdh subtitles for the main feature. The innocents, a british film directed by jack clayton, based on the turn of the screw by henry james and on archibald. Deborah kerr in the performance of her career plays the emotionally repressed vicars daughter who takes up a job as governess to two seemingly angelic orphans. The innocents shines a light on an episode shrouded in.
The innocents is too elegant and subtle to be labelled a mere horror film, but too genuinely marrowchilling to fit any other pigeonhole, with cinematographer freddie francis giving a masterclass in the use of blackandwhite cinemascope to convey the full panoply of nighttime scares and lurking his use of candlelight is particularly effective. The innocents is rated pg parents strongly cautioned for a scene of sexual assault and some bloody images. The innocents 1961 so, my username and the title and background image of this blog all pay homage to the fabulous 1961 adaptation of henry james novella the turn of the screw, starring deborah kerr the blonde holding the candelabra as miss giddens, the governess who becomes convinced that her young charges are. In victorian england, the uncle sir michael redgrave of orphaned niece flora pamela franklin and nephew miles martin stephens hires miss giddens deborah kerr as. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. The innocents 1961 plot summary 4 a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. Asylum 1972 hollywood horror movie peter cushing, britt ekland latest horror movie duration. The innocents is a 1961 british psychological horror film directed and produced by jack clayton, and starring deborah kerr, michael redgrave, and megs jenkins.
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