Jack Clayton’s adaptation of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw was recently cited by Martin Scorsese as one of the scariest films ever made and could well be cinema’s greatest ghost story. Freddie Francis’ gleaming black and white cinematography, the nuanced script, mostly written by Truman Capote, and what is possibly the finest performance of Deborah Kerr’s stellar career, are some of the elements that combine to ensure that The Innocents endures as a potent and unsettling proposition.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 08:59:34 +0000
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