The Turn of the Screw (1999) (TV)

Director:

Ben Bolt

Writers:

Nick Dear (adaptation)
Henry James (novel)

Release Date:

27 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor. |

Plot Keywords:

Insanity | Victorian Era | Tense | Servant | Disturbed Childhood

Cast

Jodhi May	...	Miss
Pam Ferris	...	Mrs. Grose
Colin Firth	...	The Master
Joe Sowerbutts	...	Miles
Grace Robinson	...	Flora
Jason Salkey	...	Peter Quint
Caroline Pegg	...	Miss Jessel
Jenny Howe	...	Cook

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:PG

Company:

Martin Pope Productions

Movie Connections:

Version of The Turn of the Screw - Die Drehung der Schraube (1990) (TV)

Nice adaptation of a classic

The most important thing in here it's that The turn of the screw works as an adaptation rather than anything else. That's why I think the comparison between this TV movie with The innocents (Jack Clayton; 1961) is unfair. Although both films comes from the Henry James novella, Clayton's emphasizes in the ghosts story while one this focus on corruption and evil and character development; it´s a straightforward story but doesn't looses the strength included in the written words. It´s based on a slow pace, but never falls into boredom. And my guess is that, for a proper enjoy of this film, it's a basic thing is to have read the novel first.