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The Turn of the Screw

2020Movie1 h 57 min

HorrorMusic
60
DecentGoodWatch score

A nerve-racking, deeply unsettling music movie about the mind and fantasy.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · you scare easily

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Story

Louisa Muller makes her Garsington directing debut and we welcome back Richard Farnes (Falstaff, 2018) to conduct with Sophie Bevan (Don Giovanni, 2012) as the Governess and British tenor Ed Lyon making his Garsington debut as Quint. A young governess is sent to a remote country house to care for two children. She becomes increasingly disturbed by their behaviour but is under strict instruction never to bother their guardian in London. Are they innocent or wicked, possessed or just high-spirited?

Feels like

  • Psychological Gothic Horror
  • Creepy Children
  • Isolation and Paranoia
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Supernatural Mystery
  • Atmospheric Tension
  • Haunted House
  • Period Piece
  • Opera Adaptation

Crew

Directed by
Sonia Lovett
Written by
Henry James, Myfanwy Piper
Music by
Benjamin Britten

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Facts

June 19, 2020 · 1 h 57 min · Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes

Released
June 19, 2020
Runtime
1 h 57 min
Content
Disturbing Imagery, Suicide Themes
Genres
Music, Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is The Turn of the Screw worth watching?"

Questions about The Turn of the Screw

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Turn of the Screw worth watching?

60
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60.

Will The Turn of the Screw scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching The Turn of the Screw?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.