Name: The Innocents
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 1961
Rating: 80.755
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave, Martin Stephens

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Apparitions? Evils? Corruptions?

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

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Genres: Gothic Horror Gothic Romance Psychological Horror Supernatural Horror
Mood: DarkMelancholicReflectivePoignantMysteriousUnsettlingEerieOminous
Themes: The Human ConditionComing Of AgeLoss Of InnocenceMoral AmbiguityBetrayalIsolationRedemption
Plot: Redemption ArcHaunted LocationsRediscovering The PastUncovering SecretsGhost StorySupernatural ElementsEmotional Trauma
Pacing: Slow BurnUnpredictableBuilding Suspense
Narrative: FlashbacksNonlinear Narrative
Dialog: Philosophical DiscussionsPoetic LanguageNarrative Voiceover
Character Types: EverymanInnocentOrphanCaregiver
Time: Post-World War Ii1940s
Place: European CountrysideRemote Castle
Cinematic Style: Long TakesSurreal ImageryBlack And White Cinematography
Costume and Set: Symbolic Use Of ColorsGothic ArchitecturePeriod-Accurate Costumes

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Directed by:

Jack Clayton, Freddie Francis

Produced by:

Albert Fennell, Jack Clayton

Cast

Deborah Kerr

Miss Giddens

Peter Wyngarde

Peter Quint

Megs Jenkins

Mrs. Grose

Michael Redgrave

The Uncle

Martin Stephens

Miles

Pamela Franklin

Flora

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