The Turn of the Screw (TV 1982)

Director:

Petr Weigl

Writers:

Henry James (novel), Myfanwy Piper (libretto)

Stars:

Magda Vásáryová, Helen Donath, Dana Medrická

Cast

Credited cast:
Magda Vásáryová	...	The Governess
Helen Donath	...	The Governess (singer)
Dana Medrická	...	Mrs. Grose
Ava June	...	Mrs. Grose (singer)
Juraj Kukura	...	Quint
Robert Tear	...	Quint
Emília Vásáryová	...	Miss Jessel
Beata Blazicková	...	Flora
Lillian Watson	...	Flora (singer)
Michal Gulyás	...	Miles
Michael Ginn	...	Miles
Philip Langridge	...	Prologo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Heather Harper	...	Miss Jessel (singer)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

evil child | ghost | goth | orphan | mansion | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Unitel

Country:

West Germany

Language:

English

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Otra vuelta de tuerca (1985)

User Reviews

Listen with your eyes closed

Petr Weigl is not the first person to think that he can film an opera with beautiful people on the screen and the fat ladies confined to the soundtrack. He is hoping for the best of both worlds but he ends up with the worst. The voices just don't fit the faces and the lack of synchronisation is laughable. I was most sorry for the little girl who played Flora. Not only was she given a woman's voice but she had to spend the entire film with what looked like a dead ferret on her head. Britten's opera comes over very well if you listen with your eyes closed.