146. The Innocents (1961) & Our Mother's House (1967)

This week, we discuss two films from English director Jack Clayton.

The first is The Innocents (1961), a gothic psychological horror film starring Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave and Megs Jenkins. Based on the 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw by the American novelist Henry James, the screenplay was adapted by William Archibald and Truman Capote, who used Archibald's own 1950 stage play—also titled The Innocents—as a primary source text.

The second is Our Mother’s House (1967), a British drama film. It nominally stars Dirk Bogarde (who only appears in the film's second half) and principally features a cast of seven juvenile actors, including Pamela Franklin, Phoebe Nicholls and Mark Lester, with popular British actress Yootha Joyce in a supporting role. The screenplay was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Julian Gloag.

Timestamps

This podcast contains spoilers for the following films/TV shows:

What we’ve been watching (00:01:04) – Longlegs, Liar Liar, Beverly Hills Cop Axel F, Barbie, Twister, Twisters, Rififi

The Innocents (00:35:25)

Our Mother’s House (01:03:50)

Coin toss (01:20:45)

 

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