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The Innocents
Christopher Frayling
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Description for The Innocents
Paperback. Sir Christopher Frayling explores the journey from Henry James's original novella, The Turn of the Screw, via critical debates and the stage version of The Innocents, to the screenplay by Archibald, Capote and Mortimer. Making full use of the unpublished Jack Clayton archive, the book also includes interviews with Deborah Kerr and Freddie Francis. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 115 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
Jack Clayton's gothic masterpiece The Innocents, though not a commercial success on its release in 1961, has been hailed as one of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time. Dividing reviewers with its ambiguous depiction of ghosts, the film ignited a debate about the aesthetics of horror which still rages today.
In this stimulating introduction to The Innocents, Sir Christopher Frayling traces the film from its genesis in the original novel The Turn of The Screw by Henry James, via contemporary critical contexts and William Archibald's 1950 stage adaptation of the same name, to the screenplay by William Archibald, ... Read more
Jack Clayton's gothic masterpiece The Innocents, though not a commercial success on its release in 1961, has been hailed as one of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time. Dividing reviewers with its ambiguous depiction of ghosts, the film ignited a debate about the aesthetics of horror which still rages today.
In this stimulating introduction to The Innocents, Sir Christopher Frayling traces the film from its genesis in the original novel The Turn of The Screw by Henry James, via contemporary critical contexts and William Archibald's 1950 stage adaptation of the same name, to the screenplay by William Archibald, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
115
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844573431
SKU
V9781844573431
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About Christopher Frayling
SIR CHRISTOPHER FRAYLING was until recently Rector of the Royal College of Art, Chair of Arts Council England, a Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum and a Governor of the BFI. An award-winning broadcaster on radio and television, his books include Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula (1992), Nightmare: The Birth of Horror (1996), Ken Adam: The Art of ... Read more
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