The turn of the screw / by Henry James ; screenplay by Sandy Welch ; produced by Colin Wratten ; directed by Tim Fywell ; BBC Productions.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

James, Henry, 1843-1916.

Wratten, Colin, producer.

Fywell, Tim, director.

BBC Productions, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, Henry, 1843-1916. Turn of the screw--Film adaptations.

James, Henry.

Governesses--England--Drama.

Governesses.

Apparitions--Drama.

Apparitions.

Children--England--Drama.

Children.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (89 minutes)

Place of Publication:

London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2009.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

A hauntingly atmospheric and star-studded adaptation of Henry James' classic gothic horror story. A young, inexperienced governess is hired to look after two small children abandoned by their uncle, following the death of their parents, at his grand country house. Unsettled by glimpses of ghostly figures that only she can see, she quickly believes that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care. She learns that her predecessor and her sinister lover both died under curious circumstances and prior to their death, they spent most of their time with Flora and Miles. Could they be the figures appearing to the new governess? But are appearances everything they seem to be? Are these apparitions truly supernatural or simply products of her overactive imagination? James' novel is brilliantly brought to life in this evocative drama - full of ambiguity, eeriness and menace.

Participant:

Michelle Dockery, Sue Johnston, Dan Stevens, Eva Sayer, Josef Lindley.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed February 08, 2017).

Based upon the novel by Henry James.

Related Work:

James, Henry, 1843-1916. Turn of the screw.

OCLC:

974284980