The Innocents

The Innocents

  • Director: Jack Clayton
  • Writer: Henry James,John Mortimer,William Archibald
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Release date: December 15, 1961
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: The Turn of the Screw
  • "The Innocents" is a horror film directed by Jack Clayton and starring Deborah Jane Trimmer , Peter Wyngarde , and Megs Jenkins.   The film is based on Henry James' novel "The Screws Are Tightening" and was released on December 25, 1961. 
    The film was nominated for the French Cannes International Film Festival Golden Palm Award , and was nominated for Best British Film and Best Film by the British Film and Television Association.
    The film tells the story of a beautiful female teacher, Miss Giddens, who came to a country estate to take care of her employer’s niece Flora and her nephew Miles at the end of the 19th century, but saw strange images.

    Details

    • Release date December 15, 1961
    • Filming locations Sheffield Park Garden, Dane Mill, Uckfield, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production companies Achilles

    Box office

    Budget

    £430,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $30,103

    Movie reviews

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    • By Johnny 2022-01-12 08:01:29

      A Brief Talk on Ambiguous Narrative from "Innocent People"

      This is actually a commonplace question, especially for the film "The Innocent", "Ambiguous" has become its established label, which has been repeatedly chewed and tasted by countless critics. The Criterion Collection (The Criterion Collection) included it and released the "authoritative" DVD that year, which shows its affirmation of its quality. Truffaut called this film the best British...

    • By Merritt 2022-01-12 08:01:29

      Gloomy

      The most frightening thing is not the skeleton that jumps out suddenly, but the gloom of the heart; it is not what you see, but imagination. Even if the sun is shining, it can make the cold climb up the spine.

      The Innocents is a classic in horror movies. It is gentle and elegant without skeletons, it is hell in broad daylight, and it starts to scare people after it finishes: because it has no explanation and no ending.

      The story is simple. Miss Giddens was hired to work as a...

    • By Heath 2022-01-12 08:01:29

      A tutor with super brain supplement ability

      After watching the movie, my biggest feeling about this is that there are too many uncertain things in the movie. But there is one thing that feels certain, I will try to analyze it from this point.
      The only thing that is certain in this film is that the male owner of this family, who is also the only guardian of the two children of Miles and Flora, is a person who is not responsible for the family. From the beginning of his conversation with the tutor, it can be seen that he completely...

    • By Cullen 2022-01-12 08:01:29

      A good film that is underrated

      This movie should not only be a psychologically exciting horror film to watch, but it is full of satire on interpersonal relationships, and a deep desire for interference hidden in people's hearts. If you have a certain understanding of Christian doctrines, you will understand that Christians will, out of good faith, hope that others will be saved along with themselves. There is no question whether this kind of redemption is what others want, so that one has to put oneself into the hands of...

    • By Shanie 2022-01-12 08:01:29

      Fear is the appearance, distortion is the core

      In 1964, a black-and-white film, such an old movie, contained a unique "jewel"-like temperament. In the vast ocean of horror films, it was shining and could rank alongside "Mentally Ill" as Martin West in the status of horror movies. Top10 of Coses.

      The film "The Innocent", which is changed from Henry James' novel "The Screw is Tightening", is co-produced by the British Aguiris Film Company and the American 20th Century Fox, and the script is adapted...

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    • By Mervin 2022-04-22 07:01:45

      The bizarre plot, pure to perverted psychological changes, and the use of scenes all make this 1960s thriller a foothold. Both the heroine and the two kids did a great job. There are a few places that I still can't figure out, especially the kiss scene between the heroine and the little...

    • By Jaylan 2022-04-22 07:01:45

      15/12/2005 7:00pm Space...

    • By Brady 2022-04-22 07:01:45

      Deborah Kerr, who is not a regular beginning, corresponds to an open ending, the beginning and end are looming in the dark, can't tell whether it is the child who is possessed or the female teacher who is gradually becoming mad. When the word "The End" ends with "exorcism". The horror had only just begun when the kiss of the boy's corpse...

    • By Wendy 2022-04-22 07:01:45

      Psychological masterpiece, the original can be interpreted in various ways. I feel that this film focuses on the female teacher's possessiveness/insecurity, forcibly treating children as innocent and causing tragedy, or that children who are not pure and precocious are instead. It is normal and innocent. The scenery sets the atmosphere, the sprawling gardens and broken sculptures and the song of love throughout are...

    • By Idella 2022-04-22 07:01:45

      deep focus + ambiguity, under the bombardment of two powerful weapons, I have...

    Movie plot

    This film is based on Henry James' novel "The Screws Are Tightening". At the end of the 19th century, the beautiful teacher Miss Giddens (played by Deborah Kerr) came to the country estate to take care of her employer’s niece Flora (played by Pamela Franklin) and her nephew Myers (played by Pamela Franklin) Martin Stephens (played by Martin Stephens). Soon, Miss Giddens found that she often saw strange images, as if the house was...
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    Movie quotes

    • Miss Giddens: We must try to learn what it is these horrors want. Think, Mrs. Grose. The answer must lie in the past. Were Quint and Miss Jessel in love? They were in love, weren't they?

      Mrs. Grose: Love? Oh, I suppose that's what she called it. But it was more like a sickness. A fever that leaves the body burned out and dry. There was no cruelty she wouldn't suffer. If he struck her - oh, yes, and I've seen him knock her to the floor - she'd look at him as though she wanted the weight of his hand. No pride, no shame. Crawl to him on her hands and knees, she would. And him laughing at her. Such a savage laugh he had. Oh, it hurts me to remember. Bad she was, but no woman could have suffered more.

    • Mrs. Grose: [referring to Peter Quint and Miss Jessel's abusive relationship] A person ought to keep quiet about it.

      Miss Giddens: You must tell me.

      Mrs. Grose: Oh, miss, there's things I've seen I... I'm ashamed to say.

      Miss Giddens: Go on.

      Mrs. Grose: Rooms... used by daylight... as though they were dark woods.

      Miss Giddens: They didn't care that you saw them? And the children?

      Mrs. Grose: I can't say, miss. I... I don't know what the children saw. But they used to follow Quint and Miss Jessel, trailing along behind, hand in hand, whispering. There was too much whispering in this house, miss.

      Miss Giddens: Oh, yes, I can imagine. Yes, I can imagine what sort of things they whispered about. Quint, Miles. I can hear them together.

      Mrs. Grose: But there was nothing wrong in Master Miles wanting to be with Quint. Quint taught him to ride and took him walking. The poor lad needed someone to...

      Miss Giddens: To corrupt him?

      Mrs. Grose: But Master Miles is a good boy, miss. There's nothing wicked in him.

      Miss Giddens: Unless he's deceiving us. Unless they're both deceiving us. The innocents.

      Mrs. Grose: Innocents they are, miss. It's not fair. You have no right to accuse them of...

      Miss Giddens: Oh, forgive me, Mrs. Grose. I'm not accusing. I'm just trying to put it together, to understand. Tell me, were the children happy?

      Mrs. Grose: Oh, they seemed to be. The same as now. But sometimes I used to wonder if they really cared for them, those two... or if they weren't just using them.

      Miss Giddens: Using them?

      Mrs. Grose: Yes, of course they were... and still are.

    • The Uncle: Miss Giddens, may I ask you a somewhat personal question? Do you have an imagination?

      Miss Giddens: Oh!

      [chuckles]

      Miss Giddens: Oh, yes, I can answer that. Yes.

      The Uncle: Good. Truth is very seldom understood by any but imaginative persons... and I want to be quite truthful.