
Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the the slow corruption of the children in their care.... (Full plot summary below)
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Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the the slow corruption of the children in their care.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyMichael Winner's rare, ambitious film tries to reimagine the prequel to Henry James' famous novel and its characters, offering Marlon Brando one of his most malevolent and disturbing roles; a good companion piece to The Innocents. |
| User ReviewMaria ZI suppose that film would be quite a shock back then... It shocked me today! It`s just... wow!!! And God, Marlon Brando is so sexy!! |
| User ReviewShelly li really love the classic film i really enjoy this film when i see it the history was good,the photography too and the acts had an excellent worik |
| User ReviewMichael TTo my mind, one of the most underrated films of all time, due entirely to the fact that reviewers, amateur and professional, just cannot face reality squarely. It is an unqualified masterpiece that speaks of, among other things, the impressionability of children, the necessity of intimacy over artificiality, the brutal reality of sex over the dreaminess of what we merely wish for, the question of death and what it is and many other issues including class questions. This prequel to The Innocents (the film version of the gothic Henry James novel, "The Turn of the Screw") brilliantly answers the question of how Flora and Miles came to be possessed by the spirits of the gardener and governess and it does so in a non-mystical way that sits side by side with the mystical notions of it, which it cleverly dismisses. This act explains the underlying nature of Henry James's sideways attack on the conventions of his day and strips "The Innocents" of its reality-substitute. Such substitutes will never be enough for us to live life in reality. "Last Tango In Paris" was a kind of bookend to this but Tango was far too literal. This metaphoric telling of life and death as it really is should have been celebrated. It would have and will continue to be but not by coward;u crybabies who can't or won't face life. |
| User Reviewlaurent cA very good hommage to The Turn of the Screw (and Jack Clayton's The Innocents). Marlon Brando is awesome, and ...fearsome. |
| User ReviewTerry OThat more people haven't seen this is a shame because it is truly riveting and a little terrifying. |
| User ReviewLaurent BBrando is mesmerizing ! An very good movie not to be missed... |
| User ReviewStuart KMichael Winner has made alot of films of varying and questionable quality and taste over the years. However, this is one where he actually put his mind to it and made a good film, he was able to secure one of the most iconic actors of his time, along with a couple of unlikely supporting actors!! The film is a prequel to events described in Henry James' novel 'Turn of the Screw', created by playwright Michael Hastings, it focuses on Flora (Verna Harvey) and Miles (Christopher Ellis), two recently orphaned children, who live with their guardian (Harry Andrews). The guardian leaves abruptly one day, and they're left in the care of the old housekeeper Mrs. Grose (Thora Hird), the governess Miss Jessel (Stephanie Beacham) and the gardener Peter Quint (Marlon Brando). The children have a good friendship with Quint, who misleads them on the facts of life, and Quint also has a violent sexual relationship with Miss Jessel. It's a very dark and lurid film, but it is well made for it's time, and although Brando's Irish accent is dodgy, his performance is very sinister, and it's worth it to see him in the same film with the likes of Thora Hird and Stephanie Beacham!! |
| User ReviewGuy GI liked how this movie was strange and creepy, but I also didn't like this movie because it wasn't creepy enough and it was predictable in the end. It's an okay movie, but it could have been a lot better. |
| User ReviewOrlok WOriginal prequel to Henry James classic with good setting ad gorgeous cinematography--Brando still in Last Tango mode!! |