Sensitive story of a british girls awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in france. Jul 01, 2016 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the innocents near you. Viridiana 1961 luis bunuel synopsis, characteristics. Will be shipped rolled in a tube, or folded if requested. The innocents is a fascinating and unusual ghost story filled with complex emotions and themes. West side story was the kind of musical people thought was good for them, a pious expression of admirable but. The greengage summer called the loss of innocence in the u. But the innocents contains all of the best elements of a ghost movie and none of the idiocies. The psychological underpinnings of the films screenplay have resulted.
Today, the innocents is often referred to as a psychosexual thriller, and while thats somewhat true, the movie really isnt that racy even by 1961 standards. The innocents is a 1961 british psychological horror film directed and produced by jack. Eager to escape her controlling dad, june prepares to skip town with boyfriend harry. The 1961 british film the innocents which is either a horror film about ghosts or a. The movie is based on the experiences of a french medical student who worked for the red cross in poland. This film has extreme depth in character and story textures. Arriving at french lodgings, their mum taken ill, the greys jane asher, elizabeth dear, richard williams, led by susannah york as joss meet the manager, the help, the owner and boyfriend claude noiller, david saire, danielle darrieux, kenneth more, early in loss of innocence, 1961. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Written by william archibald, based on the turn of the screw by henry james. These unambiguous reveals are nowhere to be seen in jack claytons the innocents 1961, perhaps the best of all evil child films, precisely because it refuses to placate viewers with such concrete answers. In this film, a 16yearold girl learns about the responsibilities of womanhood. Women give birth, one without having known that she was pregnant. A british teenager experiences a sexual awakening when left in the care of a french hotelier and her lover while her mother is ill. Starring deborah kerr, peter wyngarde, megs jenkins, michael redgrave,clytie jessop, pamela franklin and martin stephens. Apr 18, 2011 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 possessed by ghosts. While enjoying a peaceful morning near the lake, the governess deborah kerr notices a. The grey children, first morning at their champagnecountry hotel, without their stricken mother, joss susannah york wakened by willmouse and hester richard williams, jane asher, who then meet eliot kenneth more, english beau of the proprietress, early in loss of innocence, 1961.
Eventually convinced that there is an unnatural force at work, perverting the innocence of her charges, she sets out to secure the childrens salvation by wresting them from its power. Loss of innocence free online movie 1961 video dailymotion. Instead, it is about the painful journey from childhood to adulthood, and all of the confusing emotions, including sexuality, that come with growing up. Loss of innocence 1961 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Loss of innocence 1961 movie clip the french sleep late.
To be gay was a crime in the united states and the u. The innocents, british horror film, released in 1961, that is widely considered one of. Nov 18, 2017 this is one of the eeriest scenes in this movie. While on a vacation in france with her mother and three younger siblings, her mother is suddenly hospitalized and. Loss of innocence 1961 left alone because of their mothers sudden hospitalization during a vacation in france, four british children have to fend for themselves.
The greengage summer loss of innocence 1961 filmaffinity. It tells the story of a sheltered woman who is put in sole charge of two orphans because their only living relative is too selfish to care for them, or even to see them. Daniel daylewis and michelle pfeiffer star in a ravishing romance about three wealthy 1870s new yorkers caught in a. The innocents is a 1961 british psychological horror film directed and produced by jack clayton, and starring deborah kerr, michael redgrave, and megs jenkins. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. The best and most frightening vignette in the innocents occurs when the. Deborahs dramatic performance certainly helped make this movie fantastic and one sympathises with her deeply as the film ends on the sombre and. Yesterday, we went to look at the main location used for the legend of hell house. The 1961 british film the innocents which is either a. Batou, a cyborg detective for the governments covert antiterrorist unit, is investigating the case of a gynoid a hyperrealistic female robot created specifically for sexual companionship who ghost in the shell 2. Loss of innocence 1961 download movie free when she arrives in the french region of champagne in the company of her mother, her two sisters and her brother, sixteenyearold joss grey is still just a teenager.
The actor did so as he badly wanted to be in the movie. Vintage 1961 original loss of innocence movie poster chairish. British director jack clayton elicited landmark performances from a host of great ladies of the cinema, including maggie smith, deborah kerr, and anne bancroft. The innocents demonstrates that with the proper atmosphere and a good story, children can be creepy little buggers. How much courage can be gauged by the fact that it was originally banned from american screens simply because it used the word homosexual. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the innocents near you. Although west side story was named the best picture of 1961 and won 10 academy awards, it is not much mentioned by movie fans these days, and the old warhorse singin in the rain is probably more seen and certainly better loved. The great cinematographer freddie franciss brilliant work on jack claytons chilling 1961 horror movie the innocents is widely admired by movie lovers and professionals. This genuinely frightening, exquisitely made supernatural gothic stars deborah kerr as an emotionally fragile governess who comes to suspect that there is. Starring deborah kerr, peter wyngarde, megs jenkins, michael redgrave,clytie jessop, pamela. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the innocents 1961 near you. No 11 best horror film of all time film the guardian. Check out the official the innocents 1961 trailer starring deborah kerr.
The innocents 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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 possessed by ghosts. Runaway teen lovers june and harry find themselves swept up in a dangerous and confusing new world when june begins to display mysterious abilities. The greengage summer loss of innocence is a film directed by lewis gilbert with kenneth more, danielle darrieux, susannah york, claude nollier, year. Though her struggle reaches a resolution, its real nature and its outcome. The innocents received international distribution from the american film studio 20th century fox, and received its london premiere on 24 november 1961. Deborah kerr portrayed miss giddens, a spinster governess, hired by an affluent bachelor. It was based on the novel the greengage summer 1958 by rumer godden. 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. Based on the 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 source text. The innocents is a 1961 british psychological horror film directed and produced by jack clayton, and starring deborah kerr, michael redgrave, and megs. No 11 best horror film of all time jack clayton, 1961.
As its only a few miles away from another famous horror film location, we did two locations in one trip. The innocents is a 1961 film about a young governess for two children who becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. Sure, siblings miles and flora may be possessed by ghosts, but it is equally possible that the films supernatural elements are. Sep 15, 2015 these unambiguous reveals are nowhere to be seen in jack claytons the innocents 1961, perhaps the best of all evil child films, precisely because it refuses to placate viewers with such concrete answers.
Very good condition with age and wear as shown, has the original 2 folds but has been stored flat for years. Feb 11, 2016 loss of innocence 1961 download movie free when she arrives in the french region of champagne in the company of her mother, her two sisters and her brother, sixteenyearold joss grey is still just a teenager. For an appreciation of this films incredible visuals, we turned to cinem. The innocents, british horror film, released in 1961, that is widely considered one of the best ghost stories ever filmed and the finest screen adaptation of henry jamess novella the turn of the screw 1898. The innocents is certainly a psychological horror movie which leaves in doubt how much of the inexplicable happenings are supernatural, and how much is in the. In the innocents, not even nuns are spared war horrors. At the time of her return to england, she has become a woman. Henry jamess turn of the screw, hurl yourself into a cinema asap. Jack claytons the innocents 1961, now on national rerelease, is an elegant, sinister and scalpprickling ghost story as scary in its way as. The innocents, british horror film, released in 1961, that is widely considered one of the best ghost stories ever filmed and the finest screen adaptation of henry. Recent critics find victim timid in its treatment of homosexuality, but viewed in the context of great britain in 1961, its a film of courage.